Influences on US Govt

Which government gives citizens the most power?

• oligarchy

• monarchy

• democracy

• tyranny

Which term reflects how Athens, Rome, and the US split power into branches, like the legislative, executive, and judicial?

• balance of power

• civic duty

• rule of law

What is a difference between the democracies of ancient Athens and the US?

• ancient Athens was a direct democracy, while the US is representative

• ancient Athens was a representative democracy, while the US is a direct democracy

• both societies were republics

How did ancient Athenians get into the Council (Boule) or jury?

• election

• lottery

• appointment

What is an advantage of having a republic?

• The people who are respected most get to make the laws.

• People get elected by their peers to do the work of governing for the rest.

• Everyone has to agree on the new laws and procedures.

Civic duty is

• doing what you should for your country, like serve others and vote

• voting only

• George Washington

Which ancient Roman left his farm to ensure Rome was effectively defended from invaders?

• Cincinnatus

• Julius Caesar

• Hiawatha

• John II

Legislators in both ancient Rome and the US were

• appointed

• elected

• chosen by lottery

ancient Rome and the modern US have this connection

• they are/were both direct democracies

• they both had one top government official for a four-year term

• they are/were both republics

The Magna Carta had this effect on the king of England

• limited his power

• made him more powerful than before

• forced citizens to respect him