History of Democracy:
Absolute Monarchy: The King or Queen has all the power.
Quote:
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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First document that allowed for the limitation of power: Magna Carta, 1215
Constitutional Monarchy: A monarchy in which the powers of the ruler are restricted to those granted under the constitution and laws of the nation.
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Canada's government is also called a representative democracy.
--a type of democracy in which the citizens delegate authority to elected representatives.
How do we split the powers so that not everyone has control of everything?
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There are 3 branches of government and each LEVEL of government has these 3 layers in it.
1) Executive Branch: Administers the laws
2) Legislative Branch: Creates the laws 3) Judicial Branch: Interprets the laws |
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