Influences on Founding Fathers Test Review

Polis

• a country

• a Greek city-state

• mountain range

• roman emperor

Idea from Greece and Rome that citizens should be involved in society through voting, military service, jury duty, etc

• habeus corpus

• civic participation

• rule of law

• republicanism

A structure of government that sets up different branches each with their own powers

• polis

• rule of law

• separation of powers

• natural rights

a government where citizens choose their representatives and they make decisions for the people

• Oligarcy

• Republicanism

• Federal

• polis

requirement to be brought before a judge or a court when arrested

• limited government

• due process

• habeas corpus

• polis

Influential idea from Greece and Rome

• people should have their rights taken away

• monarchies should rule the nation

• there should be one all powerful tyrant

• citizens should elect representatives

Democratic principles taken from Greece

• government by the few

• government by the monarch

• government by the people

• government by the king

All citizens must obey the same laws

• Rule of law

• Civic participation

• due process

• habeas corpus

Idea from Judeo-Christian tradition

• ethical ideas of justice

• republicanism

• legislative bodies

• separation of powers

Influential idea founding fathers took from Rome

• Written Constitution

• Separation of powers

• Representatives make decisions

• Ethical Ideas of Justice