In addition to Judeo-Christian principles, American government was influenced by principles first used in ancient Greece and in
A bicameral legislature is made up of how many bodies?
Which of these statements best describes the Greek city-states?
How is government in the United States today different from government in ancient Athens?
You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor.
A republic is a form of government where
What is the biggest difference in citizen participation in government between ancient Athens and the modern United States?
The most important way in which the Greeks influenced American democracy was by allowing
A direct democracy is one in which all citizens
Where did democracy begin?
What was the biggest difference between government in ancient Athens and in ancient Rome?
Read the passage from a speech given by the Athenian leader Pericles.Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to be imitated than imitators ourselves. Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called democracy. If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences. . . . [C]lass considerations [are not] allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way, if a man is able to serve the state, he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition. Pericles claimed that the Athenian government, unlike other Greek city-states,
Because the framers of the US Constitution were concerned about citizens having too much power, they
Judeo-Christian principles refer to the religious beliefs and values held in common by
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