Part One, American Government and U.S. Constitution

Lesson 2:	Ruler's Law vs. People's Law

Name: _______________________

The Founder's Monumental Problem

Structuring a Government with All the Power in the People

Reading Assignment:	The 5000 Year Leap: (pages 9-33)

Lesson 2 objectives: You should be able to:

1. List at least 5 of the 11 Characteristics of "Ruler's Law" given in The 5000 Year Leap? (page 11-12)

a. Force, violence, c___________ is how authority is almost always accomplished.

b. People are always considered s____________ of the "king."

c. The entire country is considered the p____________ of the ruler.

d. Unalienable rights? Not usually: "The king giveth and the king t________ a________!"

e. The ruler issues edits, next he I_____________ the law and then enforces it: Tyranny.

2. A___________ -S____________ Common Law is also referred to as Peoples Law.

3. List at least 5 of the 9 Characteristics of "People's Law" ? (13-14)

a.	They considered themselves a commonwealth of f___________.

b.	Every decision and selection of leaders had to be by c ______________ of the people, preferably by a full consensus, and not just a majority.

c.	Power was dispersed among the people and never allowed to c______________ in any one person or group.

d.	They were organized into small manageable groups where every adult had a

v______________ and a v_________.

e.	The system of justice was structured on the basis of severe punishment unless there was ... reparation to the wronged person. There were four crimes against the whole of the people [to be punished] 1 t______________ 2 cowardice, 3 desertion and 4 h_________________. These were considered capital offenses [no reparation was acceptable]

4. Fill in the following Chart from The 5000 Year Leap. (P 14.)

R____________	P_____________	N_____________

Law	Law	Law

__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__

\ / /\	A_______

\ All power in the R_________ / / \ N____________ level

\ / / \ P____________ or State Level

\ / / \ M___________ level

\ / / \ F____________ level

\ / / \ I_____________ level

\ / / \

All power in the

P________

4.What 2 civilizations were admired most by the fathers of our nation for their system of law? (pp. 15-16)

A. A___________ S___________ Common Law

B. People's Law of A______________ I________________.

5. How were these two civilizations memorialized in America? What 3 men recommended these? (17-18)

A. The G_________ S_____________ of the US

B. J_______________ A________________ F___________________

Answer Key

Reading Assignment:	The 5000 Year Leap: (pages 9-33)

Lesson 2 objectives: You should be able to:

1. List at least 5 of the 11 Characteristics of "Ruler's Law" given in The 5000 Year Leap? (page 11-12)

a. Force, violence, c___________ is how authority is almost always accomplished.

b. People are always considered s____________ of the "king."

c. The entire country is considered the p____________ of the ruler.

d. Unalienable rights? Not usually: "The king giveth and the king t________ a________!"

e. The ruler issues edits, next he I_____________ the law and then enforces it: Tyranny.

2. A___________ -S____________ Common Law is also referred to as Peoples Law.

3. List at least 5 of the 9 Characteristics of "People's Law" ? (13-14)

a.	They considered themselves a commonwealth of f___________.

b.	Every decision and selection of leaders had to be by c ______________ of the people, preferably by a full consensus, and not just a majority.

c.	Power was dispersed among the people and never allowed to c______________ in any one person or group.

d.	They were organized into small manageable groups where every adult had a

v______________ and a v_________.

e.	The system of justice was structured on the basis of severe punishment unless there was ... reparation to the wronged person. There were four crimes against the whole of the people [to be punished] 1 t______________ 2 cowardice, 3 desertion and 4 h_________________. These were considered capital offenses [no reparation was acceptable]

4. Fill in the following Chart from The 5000 Year Leap. (P 14.)

R____________	P_____________	N_____________

Law	Law	Law

__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__|__

\ / /\	A_______

\ All power in the R_________ / / \ N____________ level

\ / / \ P____________ or State Level

\ / / \ M___________ level

\ / / \ F____________ level

\ / / \ I_____________ level

\ / / \

All power in the

P________

4.What 2 civilizations were admired most by the fathers of our nation for their system of law? (pp. 15-16)

A. A___________ S___________ Common Law

B. People's Law of A______________ I________________.

5. How were these two civilizations memorialized in America? What 3 men recommended these? (17-18)

A. The G_________ S_____________ of the US

B. J_______________ A________________ F___________________