Unit 4: History of Governments

first name given to the Greek democracy

"direct democracy"

In Greece, nobles overthrew most of the city-state monarchs by ___________________________.

750 B.C.

The beginnings of democracy were seen in ____________ a little more than 400 years before Jesus walked the streets of Jerusalem.

Athens

main strength was its navy

Athens

John gave us the example of dealing with disorder when he addressed the problem of _________________

Diotrephes

TRUE/FALSE: The law-making assembly in Athens consisted of a group of 1,000 free adult males.

FALSE

Which men helped write the Federalist Papers?

James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay

Essential pillars to creating a government?

Law and order should be maintained. Leadership is needed. The government should have a goal. Safety is a priority. Production and sustenance must be provided daily.

One of the foundational rules for any government is to have a goal. What is the Scripture reference that tells us "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he?"

Proverbs 29:18

In 594 B.C. he was chosen as an Athenian statesman with reformation powers

Solon

main strength was its army

Sparta

set the rules and maintained authority within the city-state

assembly

A small group of aristocratic-type men in leadership is known as an __________________.

oligarchy

The four powerful pillars of democracy are:

opportunity for education voting rights equality under the law the citizen's freedom

An elected leader in a parliamentary democracy is called a ________________________________.

prime minister