America

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Americas Political Heritage
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Montesquieu

• French philosopher who believed that in order to
  protect against tyranny the power of government
  should be divided.
• Proposed taking the power of government and
  dividing it among three branches of government.

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Magna Carta

• Document King John was forced to sign listing
  rights.
• Limited the power of the king and granted rights
  to nobles.
• First time that a monarch admitted that even his
  power had limits.

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Athens, Greece

• The worlds first direct democracy.
• Many colonists held town meetings to vote on
  local issues, an idea taken from this place.
• Set up as a direct democracy where citizens met
  regularly to discuss how to make their community
  better.

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Rome

• Colonial legislature that elected representatives
  to make laws on their behalf resembled this form
  of government.
• Our representative government in the United
  States resembles the republic of this place.
• The worlds first democracy set up as a republic.

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John Locke

• English philosopher who believed that a
  representative government was the only reasonable
  form of government.
• Stated that the purpose of government was to
  protect natural rights.
• Believed people were born with natural
  rights-life, liberty, and property granted to
  them by God.

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English Bill of Rights

• Granted rights to all English citizens.
• Stated that government could not collect taxes
  without the approval of Parliament.
• Document drafted and approved by Parliament
  further limiting the kings power.

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