American Democracy

People rule through officials they elect

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

• Confederation

• Federalist

The first society to develop democracy

• Greece

• Rome

• England

• Southern United States

He believed power should be separated among separate and equal branches of government

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

This document was the first to limit monarchs and give people right to due process

• The Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Petition of Rights

This document established the rights of Parliament (as representatives of the people)

• The Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Petition of Rights

When people vote on every single issue presented to the government

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

• Confederacy

Which of the following is NOT a feature of democracy?

• Majority rules, minority rights

• Inequality

• Freedom

• Compromise

Which of the following terms is NOT associated with rule by one person?

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

A government that's accepted by the people and outsiders is a legitimate government

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• Congress did not have the power to tax

• Three equal branches were established

• Amendments needed unanimity

• The federal government's power was very weak