Inspirations of American Government- Unit 2

The Ancient Greeks/Athenians created what type of government?

• Direct Democracy
• Representative Democracy
• Dictatorship
• Oligarchy

What idea from the Ancient Athenians' Direct Democracy inspired our government?

• Power to the ruler
• Vote on representatives
• Power to the people

Ancient _______ created the first representative democracy. 

• Greece
• Rome
• United States

Ancient Rome's Roman Republic inspired the U.S. government how?

• Voting on representatives to make our laws
• Voting directly on laws
• Giving all the power to the leader

When King John signed the Magna Carta, he went from being a king from an absolute monarchy to a king from a _____________________.

• Dictatorship
• Theocracy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Oligarchy

The major inspiration from the Magna Carta is __________________________.

• Power to the people
• Rule of Law
• Freedom of Speech
• Right to petition the government

What word(s) means the idea that leaders have to be fair and follow the law too?

• Democracy
• Anarchy
• Natural Rights
• Rule of Law

What document inspired the United States to add freedom of speech, the right to petition, and trial by jury to our government?

• Magna Carta
• "Common Sense"
• Natural Rights
• English Bill of Rights

Which document gave Americans confidence they could govern themselves (make their own laws) without the help of the king?

• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Mayflower Compact
• "Common Sense"

Who said that the government exists to protect people and that people DO NOT exist for the government? 

• John Locke
• Thomas Paine
• Baron de Montesquieu
• King John