WARMUP 96

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WARM-UP 9/6

• Read Lesson 5 from We The People
• OBJECTIVES
• Identify roots of democracy in U.S.
• Relate philosophers and major documents to the
  Declaration of Independence.
• Identify the steps the first colonizers took to
  introduce democracy.

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1.) Philosophers
2.) Magna Carta
9.) Articles of Confederation
3.) English Parliament
US Constitution 1787 Philadelphia, PA 55 Men
8.) Declaration of Independence
4.) Mayflower Compact
7.) New England town meetings
5.) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
6.) English Bill of Rights
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PHILOSOPHERS
If liberty and equality , as is thought by some,
are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will
be best attained when all persons alike share in
the government to the utmost. -Aristotle

• Aristotle
• Ancient Greek Philosopher
• gov. has responsibility to people
• John Locke
• British 1632-1704
• Nations should be free.

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PHILOSOPHERS
John Locke, cnt. c) All people have rights to
Life, Liberty, and Property d) gov.
should protect these basic rights if not
they should rebel e) Kings power did not
come from God. Separation of Church and
State. III. Jean Jacques Rousseau a) French
1689-1755 b) poor people have the same
rights
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PHILOSOPHERS
IV. Montesquieu a) French b)
Separation of Powers for balance c) Gov.
needs to be checked checks and
balances
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MAGNA CARTA

• What is it? - an agreement signed by King John
  and his subjects 1215 AD
• What did it say?
• Everyone must obey laws, even King.
• Protected property.
• Punished by peers

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ENGLISH PARLIAMENT

• When 1295 AD
• What did it do?
• 2-part law-making body (bicameral) 2 Horses
• House of Lords Appointed by King
• House of Commons regular citizens elected
• b) Bills demands by people, signed into law by
  King

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ENGLISH PARLIAMENT

• c) Only parliament could make laws
• d) Only Parliament could tax people
• e) People have right to fair/speedy trial
• f) People have right to petition

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MAYFLOWER COMPACT
III. Gov. should be run by the people.

• When 1620
• What
• aggreement signed by all men on board the
  Mayflower
• All free men could make laws in the colony.

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FUNDAMENTAL ORDERS OF CONNECTICUT

• When 1636
• What

• 1st written constitution in U.S.
• Separation of Church and State

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ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS

• When 1689
• What Gave rights to the Englishmen
• king/queen could not interfere with right to
  free speech and debate
• elections to be free

• What Limited power of king
• could not collect taxes without Parliaments
  consent
• could not maintain army during peace Why?

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ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS

• c) could not require excessive bail or cruel
  punishments
• d) could not declare that laws made by
  Parliament should not be obeyed.
• Parliament gains balance of
• power with king

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NEW ENGLAND TOWN MEETINGS

• What
• Direct Democracy small town everyone votes
  and participates
• Representative Democracy people elect others
  to represent them

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