iCivics: A Dive into Democracy

Multiple Choice

Which ancient city is credited with developing the concept of democracy that influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States?

• Athens

• Babylon

• Rome

• Carthage

Multiple Choice

What is direct democracy, as practiced in ancient Athens?

• A system where representatives are elected to make laws

• A system where citizens create and vote on laws themselves

• A system where only kings make the laws

• A system where military leaders rule the government

Multiple Choice

What does the term "civic participation" mean in the context of ancient Athens?

• Citizens paying taxes

• Citizens only attending festivals

• Citizens serving as soldiers only

• Citizens being active in their government and public life

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the term "legislative body" as it was understood in ancient Athens?

• Document that outlines the organization and laws of a government

• 
  Group of people who make laws

• Citizens decide the outcome of a legal case

• 
  Power to approve or disapprove laws

Multiple Choice

What does the rule of law mean in the context of ancient Athens?

• Everyone, regardless of status, had to follow the law

• Only the Assembly could make laws

• Only citizens had to follow the law

• Laws only applied during times of war

Multiple Choice

In ancient Athens, what was the main purpose for a trial by jury?

• Group of people who make laws

• 
  Citizens take an active role in government

• 
  Citizens decide the outcome of a legal case

• 
  Document that outlines the organization and laws of a government

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the rule of law in action?

• A leader is punished for breaking the law, just like any other citizen

• Laws are made by a group of people

• Only citizens can vote in elections

• Citizens serve on juries

Match

Connect the definition to the political term according to how it was understood in ancient Athens

• a government where citizens vote on laws themselves

• the idea that no one is above or an exception to the law

• citizens take an active role in government

• citizens decide the outcome of a legal case

• power to approve or disapprove laws

Direct Democracy

Rule of Law

civic participation

trial by jury

voting rights

• Direct Democracy

• Rule of Law

• civic participation

• trial by jury

• voting rights