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How did Greece and Rome
influence the US?
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Our
government is
based on ideas
from Ancient
Greece &
Rome.
We call Greece
“The Birthplace
of Democracy.”
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Greece had a… (What was Greece’s influence on the US?)
Greeks had a systematic set of political theories and ideals
The main political unit of Ancient Greece was the city-state (polis)
Some Greek Polis’ were monarchies, oligarchies, democracies, or a from of republic
Greeks invented political terms and concepts still used to this day
Overall, the people of Greece used a Direct Democracy.
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Rome had a…(What was Rome’s influence on the US?)
Rome had been ruled by a monarchy,
Expanded greatly during its republican period that lasted until Caesar became emperor
Members of the Roman Senate held the greatest amount of power
The Romans used a Republican form of Government - Representative Democracy.
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What form of
government does the
United States have?!
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Why is our government
so successful?!
Democratic Principles
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Examples of Democratic
Principles… Checks and Balances: Gov’t divided into 3 separate
branches (video) Legislature Judicial Executive
Consent: give up some freedoms if the gov’t protects us
Freedom: Freedom of speech, religion, and press
Rule of Law U.S. rule of law is the Constitution!
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Influence on other
countries…
Our fight for freedom and our rule of law has influenced dozens of other
countries!
(i.e. France…our next unit!)