Ancient Athens Democracy
What is the nickname for Ancient Athens
The Birthplace of Democracy
What is the idea that powers are divided into different branches?
Separation of Powers
Who was the English philosopher that influenced ideas about Natural Rights?
John Locke
What document limited the power of the King of England?
Magna Carta
How many tribes were in the Iroquois Confederacy?
6
What is the word that means that citizens participate in their community?
Civic Duty
What type of democracy means that people elect officials to represent them?
Representative Democracy
Who was the French philosopher that influenced ideas about separation of powers?
Charles de Montesquieu
What document signed by the Pilgrims is one of the first self government agreements signed in the New World?
The Mayflower Compact
Where was the Iroquois Confederacy located?
New York
What is the type of democracy where citizens directly vote and influence laws?
Direct Democracy
Name one of the three branches in the Roman Government
Senate
Consuls
Assembly
What were the 2 democratic ideas Locke influenced?
Natural Rights/social contract
What was the representative assembly in Virginia that showed self government in the colonial era?
Virginia House of Burgesses
What was the position of the Iroquois Confederacy that represented the tribe?
Sachem
Who were allowed to vote in Athens?
Men who had prior military service
Roman citizens were expected to put the needs of the republic above their own. This reflects which democratic principle focused on society’s well-being?
Common Good
What were the 2 democratic ideas Montesquieu influenced?
Separation of powers/checks and balances
What was the plan by Benjamin Franklin that was an early proposal to unite the colonies?
The Albany Plan of Union
What was the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy called?
Great Law of Peace
Ancient Athens is known as the birthplace of this form of government, where citizens had a direct voice in decisions.
Democracy
The Roman idea that no one branch or leader should have all the power influenced and should be checked by other branches
Checks and balances
What is the idea of a new way of deeper thinking and questioning old ways?
Enlightenment
What is the principle that set the stage for the legal process in democracies, (protected people from unlawful imprisonment)
Habeas Corpus
What prominent role did women have in the Iroquois Confederacy?
Clan Mother