ROAD TO REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

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ROAD TO REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
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MAGNA CARTA-1215

• 1st document to place limits on a ruler
• Protected nobles from unlawful loss of life,
  liberty and property
• King John was forced to sign

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PARLIAMENT FORMED-1241

• Example of representative govt
• Consists of 2 houses
• House of Commons
• House of Lords

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HOUSE OF BURGESSES--1619

• Jamestown, VA
• First representative govt in the colonies
• Little power, but marked the beginning of
  self-govt

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MAYFLOWER COMPACT1620

• Landed outside Jamestown jurisdiction
• Signed aboard the Mayflower
• Set up a direct democracy (all would
  vote?majority rule)

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FIRST CONSTITUTION1639

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Described the organization of rep govt.

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ENGLISH BOR--1689

• Ruler had to share power with parliament
• Parliament members had a right to free speech
• Established rights for citizens (fair trial by
  jury, no cruel/unusual punishments)

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JOHN LOCKE--1690

• Govt is answerable to the people
• Natural rightsLife, liberty and property
• Social ContractIf govt takes away those rights,
  you can replace them

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JOHN LOCKE

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TOWN MEETINGS1600s

• Direct democracy
• Self-Government
• Not reliant on England

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AMERICANS REVOLT

• No taxation without representation

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TYPES OF GOVERNMENT
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DEMOCRACY

• In a democracy, the government is elected by the
  people.
• Everyone who is eligible to vote has a chance to
  have their say over who runs the country.
• A democracy is determined either directly or
  through elected representatives.

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AUTOCRACY

• Government by a single person having unlimited
  power
• Domination through threat of punishment and
  violence

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OLIGARCHY

• A government in which a few people, such as a
  dominant clan or clique have power.

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MONARCHY

• A monarchy has a king, queen, emperor or empress.
• The ruling position can be passed on to the
  rulers heirs.
• In some traditional monarchies, the monarch has
  absolute power.
• But a constitutional monarchy, like the UK, also
  has a democratic government that limits the
  monarch's control.

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DICTATORSHIP or TOTALITARIAN

• A country ruled by a single leaderthe leader has
  not been elected and may use force to keep
  control

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ANARCHY

• Anarchy is a situation where there is no govt.
  This can happen after a civil war
• Anarchists believe that government is a bad thing
  in that it stops people organizing their own
  lives

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Communist

• In a communist country, the government owns
  property such as businesses and farms.
• It provides its people's healthcare, education
  and welfare.