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How did Greece and Rome influence the US?

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How did Greece and Rome

influence the US?

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Our

government is

based on ideas

from Ancient

Greece &

Rome.

We call Greece

“The Birthplace

of Democracy.”

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Greece had a… (What was Greece’s influence on the US?)

Greeks had a systematic set of political theories and ideals

The main political unit of Ancient Greece was the city-state (polis)

Some Greek Polis’ were monarchies, oligarchies, democracies, or a from of republic

Greeks invented political terms and concepts still used to this day

Overall, the people of Greece used a Direct Democracy.

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Rome had been ruled by a monarchy,

Expanded greatly during its republican period that lasted until Caesar became emperor

Members of the Roman Senate held the greatest amount of power

The Romans used a Republican form of Government - Representative Democracy.

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What form of

government does the

United States have?!

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Why is our government

so successful?!

Democratic Principles

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Examples of Democratic

Principles… Checks and Balances: Gov’t divided into 3 separate

branches (video) Legislature Judicial Executive

Consent: give up some freedoms if the gov’t protects us

Freedom: Freedom of speech, religion, and press

Rule of Law U.S. rule of law is the Constitution!

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Influence on other

countries…

Our fight for freedom and our rule of law has influenced dozens of other

countries!

(i.e. France…our next unit!)