origin of democracy in the usa
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The Origin of Democracy in the United States
The Influence of Greek, Roman, Judeo-Christian, English Ideas and the Enlightenment
Athens 500 BCE
• demos kratos
• direct democracy
• Who was a citizen?
• Council of 500
• role of assembly
• role of slaves
Rome 6th c. BCE
• first republic
• established a clear hierarchy
• patrician vs plebeian
• 12 Tables
• two consuls (executive and judicial power)
• magistrates/praetors
• senate
• assembly
Structure of govKey facts
Judeo-Christian Tradition
• Ten Commandments (murder, theft, lying...)
• “...all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights...” (DOI)
• Leviticus 25:10--”Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.”
• Genesis 8:21--all men are sinners
English Influence: Part 1• Magna Carta (Great Charter) 1215
• move to limit the power of the king
• creation of Parliament
• king must follow laws
• due process
• short vs long-term effects
English Influence: Part 2
• Petition of Right (1628)
• Glorious Revolution (1689)
• English Bill of Rights (1689)
• Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1690)
• Commentaries on the Law (1765)
What to study...• Road to the Constitution ppt
• Examining the Constitution chart
• DOI vs Constitution chart
• Checks and balances chart
• Federalist vs Anti-Federalist papers
• Bill of Rights illustrations
• Bill of Rights in Action examples (1st, 4th and 8th Amendments)
• Origins of Democracy in the USA