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This ancient Greek city-state is often called the birthplace of democratic governance, where citizens gathered to vote directly on laws.
- Athens
- Sparta
- Corinth
- Thebes
In American government, this branch is responsible for interpreting laws and determining if they align with the Constitution.
- Legislative
- Executive
- Judicial
- Administrative
This term describes a system where citizens elect officials to make decisions on their behalf, rather than voting directly on every issue.
- Direct democracy
- Representative democracy
- Autocracy
- Oligarchy
The phrase "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" appears in this foundational American document signed in 1776.
- Declaration of Independence
- Constitution
- Bill of Rights
- Federalist Papers
This type of government concentrates all power in a single ruler who inherits their position through family lineage.
- Republic
- Democracy
- Monarchy
- Federation
This document, ratified in 1791, added the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, protecting individual freedoms.
- Magna Carta
- Bill of Rights
- Articles of Confederation
- Emancipation Proclamation
This political term describes rule by a small group of wealthy or powerful individuals rather than by the people.
- Democracy
- Theocracy
- Anarchy
- Oligarchy
This Enlightenment philosopher wrote that humans have natural rights to "life, liberty, and property," profoundly influencing American founders.
- John Locke
- Thomas Hobbes
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Voltaire
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