History Of Democarcy

Question 1

508 BCE

Answer 1

A form of democracy is established in Ancient Greece Athens
Citizenship is only available to a small group of men all citizens are guaranteed freedom of speech and equality before the law

Question 2

1215

Answer 2

King John of England signs the Magna Carta

Forced monarch to share small amount of political power and states that no one even the monarch is above the law

Question 3

1776

Answer 3

The Declaration of Independence is signed

States that all men are equal and that the government gets the power from the consent of the governed

Question 4

1789-1794

Answer 4

The French Revolution occurs and the declaration of the rights of man is written
Ends absolute monarchy and stresses the rights of liberty equality and fraternity

Question 5

1919

Answer 5

Mahatma Ghandi begins India scampaign to win independence from Britain
Passive resistance is used to win rights

Question 6

1948

Answer 6

The United Nations issued the universal declaration of human rights
Al people everywhere in the world are entitled to basic human rights

Question 7

1982

Answer 7

The charter of freedom and rights and freedoms is added to Canadas constitution
Canadians rights are made more important

Question 8

1990s

Answer 8

Democracy expands into parts of Asia

In pacific Asia many democracies are established

Question 9

1994

Answer 9

Democracy is established in South Africa

Apartheid a racist policy which denied many blacks rights is ended