Influences on American Government

The ancient city where direct democracy began...

• England

• Rome

• Jamestown

• Athens

Which ancient city used a republican form of government?

• England

• Rome

• Jamestown

• Athens

This is an official paper of something important (like the Declaration of Independence)

This is a group of people who make laws:

The legislative group that makes laws for England is...

• the monarchy

• Parliament

• Congress

• federalism

Which document, passed by Parliament in 1689, protected rights of English citizens, including the right to a fair trial and the right to bear arms?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

The time period when new ideas about government were introduced to the world is known as the age of...

• Enlightenment

• thinking

• Bloodless Revolution

• Glorious Revolution

John Locke argued that people are born equal and with_______rights

Which Enlightenment thinker believed power of the government should be divided into branches?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

Who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta?

• King James III

• English Nobles

• Parliament

• Peasants