who created democracy?

Question

(clue) Magna Carta

dont say greeks or romans (silly yanks somtimes say this)
dont say yanks

Answer 1

Democratus?*

*hee hee....yeah, I know...Brittish common law.

Answer 2

First the Greeks, then the Romans improved it, Then the United States of America (the yanks) perfected it. Sorry man but the truth hurts. The British copied the Greeks and the Romans and didn't even do that great of a job. The Americans put on a jolly good show.

Answer 3

Charles de Secondat, Baron de la Brède et de Montesquieu.

His "The Spirit of Laws" is the basis of the US Constitution and, therefore, modern democratic principles.

According to Montesquieu, there were three types of government: a monarchy (ruled by a king or queen), a republic (ruled by an elected leader), and a despotism (ruled by a dictator). Montesquieu believed that a government that was elected by the people was the best form of government. He did, however, believe that the success of a democracy - a government in which the people have the power - depended upon maintaining the right balance of power.

Montesquieu argued that the best government would be one in which power was balanced among three groups of officials. He thought England - which divided power between the king (who enforced laws), Parliament (which made laws), and the judges of the English courts (who interpreted laws) - was a good model of this. Montesquieu called the idea of dividing government power into three branches the "separation of powers."

Now I know why Bush and Company hate the French so much...

Answer 4

The Pharaohs of Egypt always consulted their committees and priests who were known to be highly knowledgeable. A Pharaoh would never do a thing before hearing their views.
Pharaohs set up local courts to listen to people's grievances. That story of the Smart Peasant that was nicked recently by an Indian writer is well known incident.
The farmer complained to the Pharaoh in most eloquent language about his case that impressed the Pharaoh and decided to record it on papyrus.

Egyptians were the first to picket, strike and march in town opposing something . Once the tombs workers stopped work and just picketed next to their work place for not getting their salaries and food in time. When their boss did not do much about it, they went to the pharaoh who ordered their wages immediately.

If this is not democracy and fairness, what is?

Answer 5

In our modern day history, I'd have to say the French were the guiding light of human rights. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin spent a lot of time over there getting pointers on our Declaration of Independence. I can't figure out why this administration decided to bash them (oh yeah, they didn't run into Iraq with us). Did you know, yesterday very quietly and unceromoniously, the white house cafeteria took down the words "freedom fries and freedom toast" and returned it to it's adult name.