Classical Age
Democracy orginated here
What is Greece?
Based on a set of laws, customs, and practices that limited the powers of government
What is a constitutional government?
Anarchy - no government, no laws
What is the "state of nature"?
The concept of separation of powers and checks and balances originated from him.
Who is Montesquieu?
Traded to the Milwaukee Bucks from the Portland Trailblazers
Who is Damian Lillard?
Rule by a few
What is an oligarchy?
Established the concept of the rule of law
What is the Magna Carta?
He believed man was naturally bad.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
He states that government is based on popular sovereignty.
Who is Rousseau?
Ousted Speaker of the House of Representatives
Who is Kevin McCarthy?
A country the size of a city
What is a city-state?
The principle of individual rights was reaffirmed with this document.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
He believed that government existed based on the consent of the people.
Who is John Locke?
Wrote the Social Contract - people give up freedom to live under government
Who is Rousseau?
A citizen showed up at the Wisconsin State Capitol with a hand gun demanding to talk to this official.
Who is Governor Evers?
Representative Democracy - elected officials to represent the citizens in government
What is a republic?
Established the power of the Parliament over the monarchy.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
He favored a strong central government - a monarchy to control humans from each other.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
The three branch system of government is based on his ideas.
Who is Montesquieu?
In September, there were 336,000 new jobs in this
What is the the United States labor force?
Consuls and senators only came from Rome's aristocrats.
What are patricians?
In 1628, Parliament tried to limit the power of King Charles I by passing this law.
What is the Petition of Rights?
He stated that government existed for the people and when it failed to protect our natural rights the people had the right to revolution.
Who is John Locke?
The French form of government during the Enlightenment.
What is a monarchy?
GOP lawmakers are looking to shutdown this gathering in the summer.
What is the World Naked Bike Ride?