Two American Constitutions.The U.S. Constitution, with its Bill of Rights, is one of the most imitated documents in the world. But did you know that the writers of our Constitution were influenced by earlier agreements and guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. ? One inspiration was the Great Binding Law of the Iroquois Confederacy Iroquois Confederacy or Iroquois League (ĭr`əkwoi', –kwä'), North American confederation of indigenous peoples, initially comprising the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca. . The Great Binding Law is also known as the Iroquois Iroquois Any of the North American Indian tribes speaking a language of the Iroquoian family and living at the time of European contact in a continuous territory around Lakes Ontario, Huron, and Erie. Constitution. The Iroquois Confederacy was an alliance of five (later six) Indian nations that lived in present-day New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State for centuries before Europeans arrived. Around 1600, the tribes agreed to help and defend one another. Their constitution called for those tribes to live under "peace, civil authority, righteousness Righteousness See also Virtuousness. Amos prophet of righteousness. [O.T.: Amos] Astraea goddess of righteousness. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 36] Benedetto, Don Catholic teacher of moral precepts. [Ital. Lit. , and the Great Law." The Iroquois Constitution was passed from one generation to the next by oral (spoken) tradition. It was not written down until many years later. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Read these 10 facts about the two American constitutions. Decide whether each statement applies to the Iroquois Constitution only, the U.S. Constitution only, or both. Put each statement's number in the correct section of the Venn diagram A graphic technique for visualizing set theory concepts using overlapping circles and shading to indicate intersection, union and complement. It was introduced in the late 1800s by English logician, John Venn, although it is believed that the method originated earlier. above. 1. It was first agreed to in the late 16th or early 17th century. 2. Its original form was a written document. 3. It also is known as the Great Binding Law. 4. It includes a Bill of Rights and 17 other Amendments. 5. It was the inspiration for later constitutions. 6. It originally was observed by the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca nations. 7. It was mainly adopted by people in present-day New York State. 8. It was crafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1282. 9. It was influenced by European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. philosophers. 10. In time, it applied to more political units than it did originally. ANSWER 1. Iroquois only 2. U.S. only 3. Iroquois only 4. U.S only 5. both 6. Iroquois only 7. Iroquois only 8. U.S. only 9. U.S. only 10. both (Iroquois, from 5 nations to 6; U.S., from 13 states to 50) |
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