7.CG.1.1- Review with Gateway Questions

Which phrase completes the diagram? (1.1)

• Voting rights

• Republicanism

• Separation of powers

• The worth of every individual

In ancient Athens, all adult male citizens were able to vote in the Assembly. The legislative body decided on important issues facing the polis. What did this practice illustrate?

• The separation of powers

• Representative government

• The rise of democratic principles

• The protection of individual rights

Ethical ideas of justice encourage us to act fairly and justly towards others. Which influence particularly encouraged the founders of America's constitutional republic to adopt these ethical ideas of justice? (1.1)

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• British heritage

• Judeo-Christian tradition

How did the example mentioned in this speech influence the founders of the American constitutional republic, 2,500 years later?

• They designed a system of checks and balances.

  
  

• They gave political power to an all-powerful ruler.

  
  

• They created a government of elected representatives.

  
  

• They placed the final power of government in ordinary citizens.

  
  

Based on this passage, with which statement about ancient Athens would Adams have agreed?

• Its government protected individual rights.

  
  

• Its government was based on majority rule.

  
  

• Its government was based on ethical ideas of justice.

  
  

• Its government was controlled by an all-powerful dictator.

  
  

Which democratic principle did the governments of both ancient Greece

and ancient Rome share with the United States today?

• republicanism

• civic participation

• separation of powers

• representative government

Which conclusion can be drawn from this statement?

• The ancient Romans believed all individuals were equal in the eyes of

  God

• Washington hoped to make himself as powerful as the emperors of

  ancient Rome.

• Washington was inspired by the example of ancient Romans who

  defended republicanism.

• The Romans created a separation of powers to protect their form of

  republican government.

  
  

Which information completes the table?

• The popular assemblies include women, slaves and foreign residents.

  
  

• The popular assemblies make the most important decisions in Rome.

  
  

• The popular assemblies claim that human laws come directly from God.

  
  

• The popular assemblies elect consuls and other officials to make

  decisions

Which institution today is most similar to a

polis in ancient Greece?

• a self-governing city

  
  

• a federal system of government

  
  

• an association of independent nations

  
  

• a state legislature of elected representatives

  
  

Which sentence completes the chart?

• A king or queen inherits power.

  
  

• Citizens elect their own representatives.

  
  

• Judges are appointed for to serve for life.

  
  

• An all-powerful President controls the government.