Ancient Influence
The first direct democracy was in this ancient city-state.
What is Athens?
John Locke stated “life, liberty, and property” are these.
What are Natural Rights?
Nobles in 1215 presented this document to King John.
What is the Magna Carta?
This was a powerful group of 6 Native American tribes that governed themselves together, while maintaining independence.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
The three branches of the Roman Republic were the Consuls, Assembly, and this.
What is the Senate?
Ancient Rome was the first place to have one of these governments.
What is Republic?
This man came up with the idea that there should be checks and balances when it comes to power.
Who is Charles de Montesquieu?
England's law making group of representatives is known as...
What is Parliament?
This founder was inspired by the union the Iroquois Confederacy formed.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
The word "Iroquois" translates to "people of the" this.
What is "longhouse?"
In order to be a citizen in Rome you had to be 16+, born to Roman parents or naturalized, free, and....
What is male?
The idea that citizens need to give up some of their freedom to guarantee protection from their government is called this.
What is the Social Contract?
As a result of the Magna Carta, whose power was limited?
What is the king?
Within the Iroquois Confederacy, these people were able to choose and remove leaders.
Who are clan mothers?
This idea is that if a government fails to uphold their part of the social contract, citizens have the right to revolt or change the government.
What is the consent of the governed?
Both Athens and Rome had these, or rules on how long someone could serve in a position in the government.
What is term limits?
She believed women should have equal civil rights and access to education.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
The English Bill of Rights protects citizens from excessive bail and "cruel and unusual" this.
What is punishment?
Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the Iroquois Confederacy's rule of law was this.
What is unwritten?
These two Enlightenment thinkers have very different beliefs: one believes people are born cruel and evil, while the other believes people are born good.
Who are John Locke and Thomas Hobbes?
The Panel of Magistrates is a branch of this type of government.
What is Athenian Democracy?
This man believes that men are enemies because they exist in a natural state of war.
Thomas Hobbes
After signing the English Bill of Rights into law, England officially became this type of monarchy.
What is constitutional?
The Iroquois Confederacy's constitution was called this.
What is the Great Law of Peace?
This country’s government has been influenced by ancient governments, British governments, and Native American governments.
What is the United States?