Roots of American Democracy

The ancient city-state of Athens, Greece was the inspiration for...

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Constitutional monarchy
• Dictatorship

The Roman Republic developed the concept of government in which....

• the emperor ran the government 
• citizens participated directly
• citizens elected representatives
• the king shared power with Parliament

Locke, Rousseau and Montesquieu belonged to which group?

• the Protestant Reformation
• British Parliament
• Renaissance scientists
• Enlightenment Thinkers

John Locke said that life, liberty and property are examples of...

• the social contract 
• separation of powers
• natural rights 
• human thought and experience

Rousseau's social contract theory states that when a government abuses its power, the people...

• must obey and live with it
• should be punished 
• should pay their taxes 
• have the right to replace it

The earliest example of self-government in the 13 colonies was...

• the Mayflower Compact
• the Magna Carta
• the English Bill of Rights
• the Declaration of Independence

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry were all members of 

• New England Town Meetings
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Massachusetts Assembly
• Parilament

Direct democracy in the 13 colonies was evident in the development of...

• New England Town Meetings 
• Virginia House of Burgesses
• Massachusetts Assembly
• Parliament

In 1215, the tyrant King John had to sign which document that limited his power as king?

• Mayflower Compact 
• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence

The Magna Carta granted British citizens the right to...

• carry weapons
• pay taxes
• due process and trial by jury
• freedom of speech and religion