Ancient Govt
This city is known as the birthplace of democracy
What is Athens or Athens Greece
Following established and fair legal procedures is called?
What is due process
King John was forced by his nobles to sign this document limiting the Kings (government) power and giving basic rights to the citizens.
What is the Magna Carta
The three branches of the US government as influenced by Montesquieu
What is the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches
A king or queen ruling the government is known as a?
What is Monarch or Monarchy
Ancient Greece had this form of government where the people voted on the laws themselves
What is Direct Democracy
The division of authority among the three branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) is called
What is Separation of Powers
This document was signed by the Pilgrims in Plymouth Massachusetts before disembarking from their ship to set up their own self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both wrote about this agreement people have with their governments where they agree to be loyal to the government and follow the laws as long as the government protects them and their rights. This is known as?
What is a social contract.
Refusing to buy certain goods or services is known as
What is boycott or boycotting
Ancient Greece created these documents for their cities outlining a plan for government and establishing the rules
What is a Constitution or Constitutions
The principle that the government can only do what the Constitution allows it to do. This principle was first established by the Magna Carta.
What is limited government.
This document was passed by the English Parliament giving British citizens formal rights to things like free speech, trial by jury, right to due process etc.
What is the English Bill of Rights
This person is famous for the idea of dividing government power into branches. This idea influenced our Founding Fathers to divide our government into 3 branches.
What is Montesquie
The legal principle that the law applies to everyone equally and no one is above the law...not even the President of the United States.
What is Rule of Law
Ancient Rome had this type of government where the people elected officials to make the laws for them.
What is a Republic or Representative Democracy
A judge's ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial ruling in a later similar case.
This was a large movement in Europe utilizing science and reason applying theories to political life challenging the former power structure. This time period greatly influenced our Framers.
What is Enlightenment
This Enlightenment writer is most well known for establishing the idea of natural rights.
What is the Framers, Founders, or Founding Fathers
The Roman Senate/government was ruled by a wealthy few which is called _________________
What is an Oligarchy
An official formal public announcement is called
What is a proclamation
Thomas Paine is famous for writing this pamphlet encouraging colonists to rise up against England and start their own country.
What is Common Sense
Life, Liberty and Property are called?
What is Natural Rights
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are known as our....
What is Founding Documents