Use library resources (books & internet) to answer the following questions.
Write the answers as a comment on this post.
1. What was the first ancient Greek city-state to have a democratic government?
2. What was the Magna Carta?
3. Give one reason why the Magna Carta was relevant to our government and/or
justice system.
4. Define government.
5. Define democracy.
6. List the three branches of the federal government, and provide an example of a job that
belongs to each branch.
7. Define republic.
8. Who wrote, “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”? In what document?
9. Define constitution.
10. What is “The Bill of Rights”?
Friday, February 20, 2009
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The first ancient Greek city-state to have a democracy was the city of Athens.
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