Introduction To The Prologue

Story of Democracy It all began in __________, Greece 600 BC Democracy is an _______ whose strength comes from the ______________. What is Government? A ___________ of controlling _____________ by regulating behaviors, enforcing the ___________ and protecting every __________ from threats within and without Greek Leaders _____________ - (Council of 400) - 4 classes of _____________________ -Cleisthenes (Council of _______) Assembly of _________ & ________ -__________ (No Council) _________democracy (Everyone __________) Greek Philosophers -____________ (Philosophy) ____________ & Answers -Plato (Philosopher ________) ____________ (Book) -_______________ (Aristocracy) Politics (Book) Greeks and the Jury System ________ Selection (all included) The ________ (Innocent until proven_______) Jury _________ (Decision) Jury _______________ (___________ penalty?) Legacy of the Greeks Discovered the idea of rule by the _______, __________________ to govern society and the ______________________ of government. The Story of Roman Democracy The __________ of ________ grew tired of living under a ___________ and in 509 BC the

wealthy aristocrats overthrew the King (______________). Then they set up a ____________ where the government rested in the hands of the __________... What is a Republic? A REPUBLIC IS -A ________________________ System -A Form of __________________ Democracy -Leaders are _____________ to represent the people and then run the __________________ for them. The Power Struggle -___________ vs. _______________, rich vs. poor -Should _____________ determine authority? -Patricians had all the __________ on their side -Plebians & Slaves struggles for equality -Class _________ eventually lead to ________ __________or ____________! The 12 Tables -Unwritten _______ are usually misinterpreted. -This is the __________ attempt by the Romans to create a ______ of ________. -It was ___________ on both parties and the magistrates had to enforce laws _________________. - In 451 BC, the 12 Tables were publicly _________________ in town -All citizens were now _____________! -_________ (common people) victory Republican Government The Roman Republican Government System -Separate _________ (Separation of _________) -Two ____________ (General & President) -___________ (Patricians) -Two Assemblies (____________) -_________ (In case of ________________)

Roman Law -A system of laws (_______ & ___________) -Equal ____________ under the law -Innocent until proven ___________ -Burden of _________ on the accuser -Unreasonable & unfair laws must be _______________ Code of Justinian -______________ Emperor -6th Century AD -______________ Legal Code -_________ Roman Laws -No one _____________ the law -A government of laws, not of ___________. Legacy of the Romans Rome gave the world the idea of the ___________, that people were ____________ of a state, not a __________ of a ruler, and a government of _________, not of men. Legacy of the Religions The worth of the _____________, the _____________ of people before God, the duty of people to fight ______________. Legacy of the Renaissance Individualism (importance of every person), Self-Reliance (emphasis on learning about this ___________), Personal Independence- ___________ (Laws) & Freedom (______________) Legacy of the Reformation Challenging & questioning authority led to more democracy, reading the Bible increased literacy, ____________ people always want __________________. Legacy of England ______________ Revolution led to the English Bill of Rights which guaranteed the Rule of Law and the ________________ of rights and created a ________________ on which future democratic revolutions could follow

Legacy of The Enlightenment Rethinking the structure of society, Power comes from the people, not God BLUEPRINT FOR DEMOCRACY Revolution if necessary, ________________ of powers, Popular sovereignty, Natural rights, Protection of rights American Revolution Legacy 1st nation to REVOLUTION: Its possible to overthrow the government! U.S. Constitution = Rule of Law, Federal Republic= National & State Governments French Revolution Legacy Inspired by __________________ Ideas, the American Revolution, wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man, Reign of ____________ lesson, Napoleonic Code spread freedom all over Why democracy is hard to achieve? Rule of law, not of men Protection of civil rights & liberties Tolerance of ______________ Acceptance of majority decision _______________

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United Nations Legacy United Nations (Formed In ________) General Assembly (Every nation represented) ___________________ Ideology Human Rights, Rule Of Law, Progress Universal Declaration Of Human Rights International _________ of Conduct Democracy Essentials 1. Free elections=More than _______ political party 2. Citizen Participation=Education, Economy, Freedoms 3. Majority _____, minority _______=Equality, Nationalism, Protection

4. Constitutional Government=Rule of law, no one is ___________ the law