Ancient Roots of American Democracy

Sumerians were responsible for the invention of government. They formed a democracy and a monarchy. They had a kings which formed the monarchy, but the had people elect the leaders.

Sargon the Great rose to power, and established his own city named Akkad. He fought and eventually conquered the city of Uruk. He then went on to conquer all of the Sumerian city-states and united northern and southern Mesopotamia under a single ruler. This was the rise of the first empire.

It is one of the oldest writings of significance in the world that has been seen as an early example of a fundamental law regulating a government. It set up the structure of laws for the government.

The Romans established a republic government in which citizens elected representatives to rule on their behalf.

Athens is one of the first known democracies. It had a direct democracy which is a form of democracy in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives..

The Roman Empire marks the period when government control in Rome went from a Republican form of government to rule by an emperor.

Period dominated by lords who possess financial or social power and a high standing achieved through success, influence, or wealth. The form of government in modern terms would be a monarchy because there were kings.

Monarchy governments are kings that want absolute control over their country's economies so they can free themselves of limitations.

England was a monarchy when the war broke out. once the war ended, Charles the first was executed, and his son Charles the second was exiled.

The overthrow of King James the second of England. The Revolution permanently ended any chances of Catholicism becoming re-established in England.