Aura Points
It’s Giving Thomas Hobbes
Main Character Energy
6-7
…Ok Unc
100
A system where people elect leaders to make laws for them.
Representative Democracy
100
Who did the colonies want independence from?
Great Britain/England
100
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
100
Who was the king of Great Britain during the American Revolution?
King George III
100
A system of government where people vote directly on laws themselves.
Direct Democracy
200
Which Enlightenment thinker coined the idea that government should be split into branches to be able to check and balance each other?
Montequieu
200
This NBA player, known as “King James,” is one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
LeBron James
200
Which Enlightenment Philosopher believed that people were naturally born evil and selfish?
Thomas Hobbes (not too much on the hairline)
200
An agreement made in 1620 by Pilgrims to make fair laws for their colony.
Mayflower Compact
200
Who was the first to have a direct democracy that would later influence the writing of the United States Constitution?
Ancient Greece
300
A group of people who make laws for a country, similar to Congress.
Parliament
300
When was the Magna Carta written?
1215
300
A 1689 document that gave more power to Parliament and protected people's rights.
The English Bill of Rights
300
Which Enlightenment Philosopher believed that a government’s only purpose was to protect the rights of the people?
John Locke
300
In what ways does Ancient Rome’s representative democracy show in the U.S. government today?
The people elect representatives to make decisions and laws on their behalf.
400
When was the Declaration of Independence approved?
July 4, 1776
400
Why was the Mayflower Compact an important document?
It established a self-government and rules for the Pilgrims.
400
What does the word ‘democracy’ mean?
The people choose (rule by the people)
400
What year was the United States Constitution written?
1787
400
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