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Ancient Greece/Athens had the first __________ which greatly influenced the US government.

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Democracy

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Ancient Rome set up a _____ where citizens elected representatives to rule.

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Republic

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Who believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected? Options: Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Hobbes

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Rousseau

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Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.

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selfish and wicked

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According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law? Options: trial by jury and no cruel punishments, freedom of speech and the press, life, liberty, and property, freedom of worship and the right to petition

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life, liberty, and property

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Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order? Options: Voltaire, Hobbes, Rousseau, Beccaria

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Hobbes

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Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?

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Baron de Montesquieu

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The king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta? France, Denmark, England, Spain

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England

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In 1689, Monarchs were forced by Parliament in England to sign this bill:

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English Bill of Rights

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English Pilgrims traveling to Massachusetts to settle wrote this in 1620: Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence.

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Mayflower Compact