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27 BCE
The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia ruled by emperors. -
27 BCE
The Roman Empire
Roman law influenced the Civil law system that Canada has in Quebec. Canadian law primarily runs on a common law system. Roman law influenced the Justinian code and the 12 tables. Roman law also had an influence on the common law system indirectly. They had a trial by combat which is arguably the root of lawyers today. If you were to be tried, you would fight someone else and if you won then you were not guilty. Often people would hire people bigger fight in their place on their behalf. -
12 BCE
Democracy in Ancient Greece
Democracy in ancient Greece served as one of the first forms of self-rule government in the ancient world. Democracy in Ancient Greece was very direct. What this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws. Rather than vote for representatives, as we do, each citizen was expected to vote for every law. -
12 BCE
Democracy in Ancient Greece
During Ancient Greek Law, only certain people were allowed to vote and represent themselves in court which is similar to how the Canadian Legal System was first set up. Greek Laws have introduced many different types of laws into our country, such as the tort laws, family laws, procedural laws and public laws, becoming a major influence on the Canadian Legal system today. -
1215
The Magna Carta
Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government were not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself. -
1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta established the idea of consultative government, an idea that is central to modern democracy. Many of the clauses of the Magna Carta controlled the ways in which the King could raise money. The King agrees that limits on taxation were a fundamental moment in the development of democracy. -
Divine Right of Kings
The divine right of kings, in European history, was a political doctrine in defence of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not, therefore, be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament. -
Divine Right of Kings
When looking at Canada's democratic government, it is pretty much the complete opposite of how the divine right of kings" governments operated. It's obvious that looking to the past and seeing how this type of government ran, helped to show us what a government should not look like. -
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, considered to be one of the founders of modern political philosophy. Hobbes is best known for his 1651 book Leviathan, in which he expounds on an influential formulation of social contract theory. -
Thomas Hobbes
Hobbes believed that to enforce the law and prevent the chaos of the state of nature, people consented to form a government. Hobbes was a big believer in the ideas of a democratic government, which helped influence many governments. -
John Locke
John Locke FRS was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "Father of Liberalism". -
John Locke
Locke always argued that if the government failed to protect our natural rights, then the people had the right to replace the government. Locke's ideas became very influential in developing democratic ideas. -
Iroquois Confederacy
The Iroquois are an Iroquoian indigenous confederacy in northeast North America. They were known during the colonial years to the French as the Iroquois League, and later as the Iroquois Confederacy. The English called them the Five Nations, comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. -
Iroquois Confederacy
Canada's government today often reflects ideas from older societies, such as the Iroquois Confederacy. The way the Iroquois structured their government is similar to how Canada's government is, just on a larger scale. Within each clan and nation, councils discussed issues and advised the Clan Mothers. The Clan Mothers chose the Hoyaneh to represent their people. Within each nation, the Hoyaneh formed a council for that nation. This council made decisions that helped its nation function well. -
Revolutionary Ideas
Revolutionary ideas and developments involve great changes in the way that something is done or made. The Age of Revolution is a period from the late-18th to the mid-19th centuries during which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in most of Europe and the Americas. -
Revolutionary Ideas
Revolutionary ideas have helped Canada to grow and change greatly. Revolutionary ideas that Canada has been a part of have helped Canada as a country grow and learn, it also has helped our government to become better. -
British Parliament
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies, and the British overseas territories. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and the overseas territories. -
British Parliament
Canada is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, founded on the rule of law and respect for rights and freedoms. The government acts in the name of the Crown but derives its authority from the Canadian people. Canada's parliamentary system stems from the British, or "Westminster", tradition. Parliament consists of the Crown, the Senate, and the House of Commons, and laws are enacted once they are agreed to by all three parties. -
Social Revolutions
Social revolutions are sudden changes in the structure and nature of society. These revolutions are usually recognized as having transformed society, economy, culture, philosophy, and technology along with political systems. The first social revolution was based on the domestication of plants and animals. This resulted in the development of the pastoral society, which concentrated on the herding of animals, and the horticultural society, which specialized in planting and harvesting crops. -
Social Revolutions
Social revolutions have influenced our government and how it is run. Social revolutions have changed our economy, Canadian culture, political parties, etc. Without these social revolutions, Canada would not have been able to, and continue to, grow and change for the better. -
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