Ryan Velarde

Period 4

10-5-05

10.1 Students relate the moral and ethical principles in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, in Judaism, and in Christianity to the development of Western political thought. Many governments were involved in ancient times. The most important one however in terms of developing western political thought was democracy. They started the main ideas of a democracy. Western political thought also involves the belief in 1 God. Western Political thought also involves the idea that things in nature and life happen for a reason and not because the gods make it happen.

1. Analyze the similarities and differences in Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman views of law, reason and faith, and duties of the individual. In Judeo-Christianity they believe in 1 God and in Greco-Roman culture they believe in multiple gods. In Judeo-Christianity women have more rights than the women in a Greco-Roman culture. In Judeo-Christianity people began to believe that things happened for a reason and not because of the gods. They were also more educated. Judeo-Christianity divided up the power and had a hierarchy for the rulers of the church. Rome had a republic government. Judeo-Christianity had the 10 commandments and the belief in people and that they are equal.
2. Trace the development of the Western political ideas of the rule of law and illegitimacy of tyranny, using selections from Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Politics. The leaders are in charge of enforcing the laws. They also have to withhold the customs and institutions for the citizens. The ruler also has the ability to make reforms when they are needed and to prevent developments that will disprove the state. The political leader of a place is a single leader and they have power, but so do other people. The political leader; however, holds the final power in deciding and making decisions. The leader has to maintain he legal system. Aristotle says that the constitution is “the way of life”.
3. Consider the influence of the U.S. Constitution on political systems in the contemporary world. The U.S. Constitution is the outline in which the U.S. runs the country, but other countries in the world also use it as an outline in which they run their country. Other countries look at how strong the United States is run and how well I is run and they want to copy the United States and use parts of the constitution in their countries constitution so that the country is run identical to the United States. Other countries do not copy the U.S. constitution word for word and right for right, but they use it as a guide to run their country.

2. List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789), and the U.S. Bill of Rights (1791).

• Magna Carta- The Magna Carta is also the Great Character. The magna carta gave certain rights to different peoples of the middle ages. It divided the power among the different people. It also recognized the rights of the Church. It also said that the monarch had to obey the law and that they could not do whatever they wanted and that they did not have complete and total power.
• English Bill of Rights- This bill of rights is only for the parliament. It is not for the people. It says the powers of the parliament and what the parliament is allowed to do.
• American Declaration of Independence- This gives rights to the people. They have rights and liberties that must be fulfilled by the government. If those rights and duties are not fulfilled then the people have the rights to overrun the leader. The people have the right to abolish the government.
• The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen- Men are born free and equal and the only social distinctions can be made for the good of man. The rights of man are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. Society is the important thing rather than individuality.
• U.S. Bill of Rights- People have freedom to believe in what they want. They have freedom to exercise their rights. People have the right to bear arms. The rights of people are secure.