Under the Influence:
How Old Ideas Affect Us Today
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We are still under the influence of historical
events that occurred hundreds of years ago.
• It is important to know where we came from in order
to understand where we are going.
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8oo Years Ago
After years of bad leadership, England’s King John
faced a possible rebellion by the nation’s barons.
•He was forced to limit some of his power when
the barons made him sign the Magna Carta in
1215.
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We still follow the example set by the Magna
Carta.
•Our leaders have limited power.
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400 Years Ago
• The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock and wrote the Mayflower
Compact before they stepped off the ship in 1620.
• They developed a self-government that did not rely on the king of
England.
• Their new government was a democracy. The people (AKA: white
men) were in control of the Plymouth government.
• They used a policy of majority rule to make laws for the colony.
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Over 250 Years Ago
• Charles de Montesquieu, a French philosopher, developed
the idea of separation of powers.
• Separation of powers is the idea that no one branch of
government should control all of the power in a
government.
Rule Britannia!
• Parliament is the law making body of the British
government.
• It is made up of two houses, the House of Lords and
the House of Commons.
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Since 1787 in America
• The law making body in the U.S. government is Congress.
• Congress also has two houses, the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
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400 Years Ago
• The settlers of the Jamestown, Virginia colony created the House of
Burgesses in 1619.
• The House of Burgesses was the first representative government in
the colonies.
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Unfortunately….
For most colonies…
• The requirement to vote was that you be an adult, white male.
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Freed male slaves get the right to vote with
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the 15 amendment in 1870.
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Women get the right to vote with the 19th
amendment in 1920.
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We limit the power of our government.
• The writers of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut also limited
the power of their government officials.
• The governor of Connecticut was limited to a two year term.
1636
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• The English Bill of Rights was written in 1689.
• The U.S. Bill of Rights was written in 1791.
• The U.S. Bill of Rights gets some of its ideas from the English Bill of
Rights.
• One of those ideas is the use of a court system that uses trial by jury.
What are you doing today that people will
follow 800 years from now?
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