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The Greek invented something similar to what we call democracy but it is different because in the ancient Greek form of democracy every adult citizen in Athens was to take part in the government system. If someone did not fulfill their duties they would be fined or even marked with red paint. -
The Roman Empire was the first country to start electing representatives to govern the country. This is what Canada also elects representatives that govern our country -
The Magna Carta forbade illegal imprisonment and require a fair just system that follow the due process of law. The Magna Carta imposed that the king and his government were not above the law and could not do what they pleased. The Magna Carta was the first time that the king could not do anything that he wanted. -
Kings derived their authority from the gods and could not there for be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority. This effected Canada's democracy because when Canada became a country it was under the rule of a king and we are still under the rule of the queen of Canada who is the queen of England, Australia and New Zealand. -
Thomas Hobbes believed in an absolute monarchy, a government that gave all the power to a king or queen. Even though he distrusted democracy, he believed that a diverse group of representatives present the problems of the common people would prevent a king from being unfair and cruel. This influenced in Canadian democracy in a way we are actual a constitutional Monarchy. We have A Queen who is also the queen of England -
John Locke refuted the theory of the divine right of kings and argued that all persons are endowed with natural rights to life, liberty, and property and that rulers who fail to protect those rights may be removed by the people, by force if necessary. He believed that their should be a king in a role much like a Prime Minister r or a President. -
The Iroquois Confederacy was a collocation of five (later six) tribes in the northern part of USA and southern great lakes part of Canada. This was the first modern collection of tribes that formed a government that actually worked and was effect. The Canadian government took inspiration from the six trips in have a lot of MP’s instead of a sole ruler. -
The American Revolution showed Canada that it could break free of the British Empire and become its own nations not influenced or under the control of the British government. -
Due to the French revolution the sudden increase of priests in Lower Canada allowed the church to strengthen its hold on the future of Quebec. The Catholic Church's influence over the province lasted well into the 1960s. -
The British Empire, Granted freedom of Canadian Government and laws to newly founded Canadian government. Canada's parliament was created by the Constitution Act, 1867, a statute of the British Parliament uniting the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Canada (Ontario and Quebec). -
the peaceful change in the government of Quebec. referendum. voters case ballots for or against an issue. the first language of the majority of the people who live in Quebec.