Mr. Haskell
Period 3
10/11/06
Standards 10.1
1. Greco-Roman views of law and Judeo-Christian can be similar and different in many ways. The time period of the Greco-Romans begins with the occupation of Greece. Greco-Romans had a powerful military, and dominated in that facility; citizenship was also given to non-Romans as well. The Judeo-Christian law is solely based upon religion; God and the Gospel are the two main things that Judeo-Christians follow.
2. Some of the ideas for Western politics trace as far back as Plato and Aristotle�s time. In Plato�s mind, a society should have 3 main classes; one for working (peasants,) one for the military and keeping the society defended, and the smartest of the people would make up the leaders. Aristotle, however, didn�t like the idea of giving one man power, because if you gave one man a taste of pure power they would go crazy with it and wouldn�t make a good leader. Aristotle believed more in a Democracy so that the people would have more power, I think Western politics have taken ideas from that and put it into practice.
3. Many nations have used the U.S. constitution as a guideline to start a democracy. Most of the things in the constitution make a good foundation for a newly designed democratic government which is the reason nations take a close look at it to create their own. The U.S. constitution has influenced democratic views and policies.