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40 Cards in this Set
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For a breif perioud in the mid 1600s _____ replaced Englands monarchy with a government that he called _____.
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Oliver Cromwell
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By outsing _____ and placing William and Mary on the throne , Parliament established its right to limit the ower of the English monarchy.
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King James II
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In 1660 the monarchy was reinstated by Parliament which placed ____ on the throne.
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Charles Stuart
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what did greek civilization start as?
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city states
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each city state had its own system of what?
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government
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Athens was governed by a king who was replaced by what? Which made of three nobles who were chosen by an assembly of citizens.
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aristocracy
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who is regarded as the founder of democracy in Athens?
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Cleisthenes
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who initiated policies of political refrom including the determination of class of citizenship according to income rather than heredity?
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Solon
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who strengthedned Atheninan democracy by increasing the number of paid public officials which allowed pooer citizens to serve in the government?
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Pericles
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Englands legal system built on precedents determined by the decisions of royal justices and became known as...
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common law
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What allowed all citizens to participate in the decision making of goverment?
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direct democracy
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The romans established a government made up of separate branches which controlled foreign and financial policies, this is known as?
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Senate
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What expanded romes early laws into a legal code which has had a prfound impact on the laws of most Western countries?
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Justinian
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The romans demonstrated their respect for the democratic principles of justice and reason by adhering to written laws known as the what?
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Twelve Tables
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Jesus' followers believed that he was ....
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the messiah
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who developed the Jury trial?
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Henry II
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The first five books of the hebrew bible are called the...
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torah
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During the middle ages the roman catholic church became...
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authoritarian
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According to the Torah whome did God choose to be "father" of the Hebrews?
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Abraham
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Protestants wanted to reform the catholic church in the 1th century because they believed that the church...
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was too powerful
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The renewd interest non church matters which arose in 14th century italy was called the what?
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renaissance
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what could influence the governing of england by withholding or granting financial support to the king?
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"power of the purse"
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englands monarchy began to lose its power when King John was forced by english nobles to sign the...
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Magna Carta
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because the what had "power of the purse" if could influence the governing of england?
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Parliament
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who believed that the best government to maintain peace in a society was absolute monarchy?
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Thomas Hobbes
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After the French Revolution, napoleon Boneparte created a _____.
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Dictatorship
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The American colonists resented the taxes assessed against them by what?
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parliament
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Before the present US constitution was framed the states were organized according to the _________.
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Articles of confederation
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In France the commoners abndoned the Estates General and formed a what?
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National Assembly
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Rousseau believed that the only government that was legitimate came from _______.
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the consent of people
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Baron de Montesquieo conclued that government could best be kept under control if it were divided into three separate branches. True or False?
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true
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In its Declaration of Human Rights the _____ set forth ideals of how people should be treated.
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United States
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By accepting the English Bill of Rights from Parliament, William and Mary agreed to limit their authority and England at last became a ________.
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constitutional monarchy
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Parliament established its right to limit the power of the English Monarchy, an event which became known as _______.
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Glorious Revolution
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European monarchs claimed that their authority to rule was given to them by _____ and that any opposition to them was a sin.
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divine right
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The religion of the hebrew people was called what?
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Judaism
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what did the romans set up in which citizens chose representatives to make the decisions?
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republic
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who learned about greek democracy when they defeated the greeks in a war for control of the italian peninsula?
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Romans
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One of the branches of the UN the ______ operated like a democracy.
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General assembly
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Charles Stuart began the period known as the ______.
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Restoration
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