The Influence of Ancient Governments

The founders of the United States got ideas for their new government from

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient China

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Mesopotamia

We get our modern ideas of cities from the ancient Greek concept of a

Constitutions had the benefit of

• written laws

• judges and juries

• democracy

• making new laws

Citizens in Ancient Athens meeting in the Assembly is an example of

• voting rights

• citizen participation

• a written constitution

• declaring war

Voting on someone else to represent you and make decisions for you in the government is called

• democracy

• voting rights

• republicanism

• constitutionality

Check all correct answers. Examples of the Rule of Law include

• The Twelve Tables

• Only the wealthy can make laws

• No one is above the law.

• Laws apply to everyone, rich or poor.

What system keeps any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• separation of powers

• the constitution

• rule of law

• checks and balances

Move each idea into the column from where it originated.

Groups:

(a) Roman Ideas

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(b) Greek Ideas

• rule of law

• representative government

• a constitution

• separation of powers

• democracy

• civic participation