civics unit test
Who developed bureacracy?
The romans
Who made rule of law?
The british
Who made the magna carta?
The british
Who developed the first written laws
The babylonians
Who established the levels of goverment
iroquois confederacy
who made the right to have a lawyer
the romans
who made that each leader is elected
the romans
who excluded women and children
The greeks
who made consequences for not obeying the law
the babylonians
whos laws were carved into stone pillRs
the babylonians
what word comes from the latin word "to steer"
government
what is the purpose of goverments
a decision making system that had the power to make laws and direct the country
the three types of citezennship are
informed:know your rights and responsibilities, know who has the power to make changes
purposeful: knowing and understanding your beleifs and values and do things for common good
active: make things happen, support a cause, participate in society and get involved
what does demos and kratos mean
people and rule/power
what does ideology mean
a set of beleifs and values about how society should be organized
what is a monarchy government
ruled by the king queen and royalty in charge of monarchial government
what is a dictatorship
ruled by a single person in power usually supported by the army
what is democracy
a person elected by the people
what is the magna cart
signed by king john in 1215 when his people threatened to start a civil war/overthrow him
what are the three types of rights
civil rights, political rights, and social rights
what is a pluralist society
different groups with different beleifs that influence political life
whag kind of government does canada have
constitutional monarchy
when was the BNA acts signef
1867
when was the constitution brought to canada
1982
what is a consensus
means all parties involved must agree on the descion
what is an autocratic government
one leader makes all decisions or when a person says to do with no debate
what is a democratic government
made my majority everyone had a say with voice heard
what is a theocratic government
decisions made by a religious leader and influence
what is the difference between the three types of deicion making
autocratic:people are told what to do
democratic: people vote what to do
laissez-faire: people to what they want
what does the ruke of law refer too
everyone must follow the same laws, should be known predictable and impartial
what is the code of kind hammurabi
based on eye for an eye
where did hammurabi write his rules
on stone pillars
what are the three levels of government established by the iroquois
village council, tribal council, and the great council
what are the differences between civil, political, and social rights
civil:promotes equality and fairness before law, liberty of person, freedom of speech thiught and religion, etc
political: rught to participate in elections, run for and hild office, vote
social: rught ti standard of econmic and social wellbeing, participate
what do rights and freedoms refer to
things we are all morally and legally entitled to have or do
what does majority rule mean
the principle that the opinion of the greater nimber should prevail
minority rule
principle that the rights of the minority must be safe guarded
citizens can participate in decision making by
protesting, voting, and run for government
what is the purpose of the canadian constitution
basic framework of government, established politcal and legal systems, sets badic laws, authroitt, and levels of government
what are the parts of canadas consitutions
-written part of canadians contitution in the canada act 1982
-contituion act of 1867
-statue of westimein
-canadian charter of rights and freedoms
what are the six rights and freedoms
1 fundamental freedoms
2 mobility rights
3 legal rights
4 equality rights
5 offical languages of canada
6 minority langauge education rights