Civics Test Friday Flashcards
The man political unit in Ancient Greece was the _____
Polis
The citizens themselves ran these communities with a system of government called?
Direct democracy
All citizens were members of the___________ witch was a legislative body that met to decide important issues
Assembly
A permanent ____________________ was selected on a yearly basis by the assembly to make day to day decisions
Council of 500
__________________ is a key element democracy and is necessary for it to work
Civic participation
A ______________ is a written down set of rules explaining how a government works
Constitution
How long did the Roman republic last
509 BCE to 27 BCE
A ________ is a style of government in Wich the citizens elect leaders and then those leaders make decisions on their behalf
Republic
Rome was ruled by a ______ that was made up of the members of the __________ or upper classes
Senate, aristocracy
The executive power was held by two ______ that served one year terms. They could make military decisions, and enforce laws
Consuls
The Roman government had a set of written laws on the_________________ this helped to enforce the concept of _______________
Twelve tables, rule of law
___________________ later expanded upon by the British and French governments centuries later was a key component of Roman government
Separation of powers
Like Greece and Rome the framers of America government got some of their ideas from ancient Jews and Christian’s. These ideas were based on principles of ________ and ________
Morality and justice
_____________________________ The Judeo-Christian introduced ethical ideas of justice. Which mean those who do good deeds are rewarded and those who do bad deeds get punished
Ethical ideas of justice
_________________ each person has a value as a human being
Individual worth
_________________________ each person is responsible for their actions
Personally responsibility
_________________ people are free to choose how they are worship, or not worship at all
Religious freedom
What was John lockes natural rights
Life, liberty, and property
What is property
Freedom to work and succeed
Baron-de Montesquieu
Separation of powers
What is parliament
The modern idea of trial by Jury first appears in this document Mayflower compact-self government
Who wrote common sense
Thomas Paine write in 1775
What is the rule of law
The idea that no one is above the law and that laws should apply fairly and equals to everyone
What is limited government
The idea that government should have restrictions placed upon it to keep it from being to powerful
