Guided Notes: The Foundations of Democracy

What does democracy mean? Fill in the blank: Democracy means 'rule by the ______.'

• people

• king

• army

• rich

According to the Jewish religion (Judaism), every person has ______ and should be treated ______ under the law. Fill in the blanks.

• worth, equally

• power, differently

• wealth, fairly

• status, uniquely

Which city-state created the world’s first democracy around 400s B.C.E.?

• Athens

• Sparta

• Babylon

• Rome

In a direct democracy, who votes on issues?

• Citizens

• Judges

• Senators

• The President

In large countries, people elect leaders to make decisions for them. This is called a representative ______.

• democracy

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• oligarchy

A government based on a representative democracy is known as a ______.

• republic

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

The ancient Romans formed a republic in ______ B.C.E. after overthrowing their king.

• 509

• 753

• 476

• 264

The idea of dividing power so no one group becomes too strong is called the separation of ______.

• powers

• states

• branches

• laws

Roman commoners, called ______, fought for more rights and helped create written laws called the Twelve ______.

• plebeians, Tables

• patricians, Scrolls

• senators, Codes

• consuls, Laws

In North America, the Iroquois Confederacy created the Great Law of ______, an agreement similar to the U.S. Constitution.

• Peace

• Justice

• Liberty

• Unity