Influences on US Government Review

What is direct democracy?

• Governing style where all eligible voters get together regularly and propose legislation and they all vote on every piece of legislation

• Athens, Greece

Where did the first direct democracy develop?

• Athens, Greece

• small population sizes

What are two others ways of saying indirect democracy?

• Republic and representative democracy

• Roman Empire, Athens, Greece

What is an indirect democracy?

• No, population sizes are too large today

• Governing style when a group of persons, chosen by the people to act as their representatives, expresses the will of the people through their votes

Where did the first representative democracy develop?

• Athens, Greece

• Roman Empire

Are any national direct democracies found in the world today? Why or Why not?

• small populations sizes

• No, population sizes are too large today

What main democratic idea did the Founding Fathers of America gain from studying Ancient Greece and Rome?

• English Bill of Rights

• Consent of the Goverend

What are the 3 English documents that influenced the U.S. Government?

• Bill of Rights, Athens, Greece, Roman Empire

• Magna Carta, English Petition of Rights, English Bill of Rights

Who's power was limited by these English documents?

• The King

• The People and the King

Put the following in order according to date:

• Magna Carta- 1215, English Petition of Rights- 1628, and English Bill of Rights- 1685

• English Petition of Rights- 1628, and English Bill of Rights- 1685, Magna Carta- 1215