Roots Of DemocracyOnline version Match three from the Roots of Democracy iCivics Lessons by Tricia Liscinsky 1 Roots of Government 2 Roots of Government Democracy Rule by the people In a _______ the government is run by the people Checks and Balances Power is divided so that no one becomes to powerful The Iroquois and Montesquieu are some of the people who influenced our separation of powers or __________