Unit 1: Foundation of Government

A government that is ruled by a King or Queen and passed down to family members.

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Republic

• Monarchy

According to Locke, what are our Natural Rights?

• Life

• Peace

• Liberty

• Property

Which Philosophers idea about the Social Contract influenced our Declaration of Independence?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

Where did the idea of Democracy originate?

• Rome

• Washington DC

• Ancient Greece

• Norway

Locke and Hobbes believed in the ________________________________________ which is where there are no rules, no laws and no order and control.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

• September 17th, 1777

• July 4th, 1776

• March 20th 1996

The _______________________________ means no one is above the law and we have to all follow the same rules.

How many parts are there in the Declaration of Independence?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which type of democracy is where people vote directly on all decisions?

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

Which document was the first laws and set up our government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

• Treaty of Versailles