Building a New Nation

Chapter 1

Objective

●Learn how the governments of ancient Athens, Rome, and Great Britain influenced the creation of the democratic government in the United States

Why have a government

●Government: system of ___________

●Our government has existed for over ____________ years

●Why do we need a government● _________________● Help people to live ______________ and

___________.

Early Ideas About Democracy

●Democracy: government in which the _________ rule

●Comes from the Greek word meaning “rule by the people”

●People _______ for their leaders and lawmakers

_______Democracy

●2,000 years ago in ____________●All citizens allowed to vote and had same rights●It was a _______ democracy●______ citizens work together and vote at city meetings●Works best with ______ population

U.S. _________ government

●The U.S. needed this type of government

●People vote for leaders to ___________ them

●First representative government● 2,500 years ago in __________● Representatives: people chosen to speak or

act for others

Representative Government Grows in Great Britain

●__________________ was Britain’s first step towards a representative govt.

● It limited the kings power● Gave accused people right to a trial by jury of peers

●________: event where a person accused of a crime is judged●_______: a group of people who decide whether or not an accused person has committed a crime●_______: equals

Representative Government Grows in Great Britain Cont.

●_____________: group of lawmakers in Great Britain

● They helped the king write laws● English Bill of Rights of 1689 gave Parliament

power to make most laws in Britain● Protected rights of the ___________● Prime Minister: leader of the nation’s

Parliament

Self-check QuestionsDefine government, democracy, representatives, Parliament

Why do we need government?

What ideas about government did Americans learn from Greece and Rome?

Why could direct democracy work in Athens but not in the U.S.