QB 2 Review Civics 2023

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Which statement identifies an important influence that ancient Greece had on the American constitutional republic? Options: Americans believed a separation of powers would protect individual rights. Americans believed ordinary citizens should participate in government. Americans believed religious liberty was a protected right. Americans believed in the equality of humankind.

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Americans believed ordinary citizens should participate in government.

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Which statement best defines "the rule of law"? Options: The powers of government are divided between different parts so that no one person or group can seize control. Citizens are able to determine the rules by which they live, either directly or through elected representatives. Each person is entitled to a fair hearing before life, liberty, or property can be taken away.

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All members of society must obey the same set of rules, without exception, and these are publicly available.

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The list below consists of characteristics of the American constitutional republic: Republicanism, Civic participation, Separation of powers, Representative government. Which influence on America's constitutional republic is reflected in this list?

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the ancient Roman Republic

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Which is an important difference between the democratic principles of ancient Greece and those of the United States today?

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In the United States, citizens are elected to be a member of a state legislature.

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Which Judeo-Christian tradition had an impact on the founders of America's constitutional republic?

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Ethical ideas of justice

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What has been a long-term effect of the First Amendment's guarantee of religious liberty?

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Americans have avoided divisive religious wars.

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Which two principles are identified in the passage from the Declaration of Independence (1776) that states: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."?

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equality of mankind and natural rights

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What influences did Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776) have on the colonists?

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It persuaded them to declare their independence from Great Britain.

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Which right was guaranteed in this excerpt from Magna Carta (1215)?
No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or disseised or outlawed or exiled or any way destroyed, nor will we go upon him nor send upon him, except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.

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trial by jury

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What is the meaning of "citizens" in the 14th Amendment?

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people with rights and responsibilities as full members of American society