Government Unit 2

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

• Republic
• Democracy
• Monarchy 
• Dictatorship

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

• Dictatorship
• Monarchy
• Democracy
• Republic

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?

• Voltaire
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Hobbes

Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.

• pure and innocent
• selfish and wicked

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• 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

Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order?

• Voltaire
• Hobbes
• Rousseau
• Beccaria

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

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

The king of what country was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

• France 
• Denmark
• England
• Spain

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

• Mayflower Compact
• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• The U.S. Constitution

English Pilgrims traveling to Massachusetts to settle wrote this in 1620.

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