WS Assignments #12-15 Flashcards
The way you see something
Perspective
What shapes our perspectives?
Family, Society, Friends, Personal Experiences, The Media, Tv, News, Books
Can your perspective be wrong?
If it deprives people of life, liberty, or property.
Lowest class of citizens that could vote
Solon
All citizens could propose laws
Cleisthenes
Direct democracy, pays jurors
Pericles
Equitable, fair, broad
Democracy
Body of citizens who participate in the government
Assembly
The four basic principles of Roman law?
The right to equal treatment under the law; a person who was considered innocent until proven guilty; the burden of proof rested with the accuser rather than the accused; any law that seemed unreasonable or grossly unfair could be set aside.
What was a Christian teaching that supported the central idea of democracy?
Equality
The idea that people should develop their talents, have careers and make the most of their time on earth
Individualism