Civics SS.7.CG.1.1 Review

Which Statement identifies an essential influence of ancient Greece on the founders of the American constitutional republic?

• The founders adopted democratic principles

• The founders based their ideas on ethical ideas of justice.

• The founders established a representative form of government.

• The founders created a government with a separation of powers.

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In Ancient Athens, all adult male citizens could vote in the Assembly, the legislative body that decided on important issues facing the polis (city). What did this practice illustrate?

• The separation of powers

• representative government

• the rise of democratic principles

• the protection of individual rights

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Which characteristic of Athens in Ancient Greece said people HAVE to participate in government and society and that the good of the community is more important than the individual?

• Republicanism

• Civic Participation

• Separation of Powers

• representative government

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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.

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The main difference between a Greek democracy and ours is that

• Greece used Direct Democracy

• Greece Used Representative Democracy

• Greece was a dictatorship

• Greeks let all people vote on issues

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The United States uses a

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

• Tyranny

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What idea that is important today came from ancient Athens?

• Nobody should be a slave

• People should rule themselves

• Men and women should be equal

• Leaders should be wise and good

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A _________ is a written document that defines how a government is organized and establishes its basic rules.

• Document

• Written Constitution

• verbal agreement

• voting rights

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The involvement of citizens in the government of their community

• Civic Participation

• Citizenship

• Assemblies

• Sedition

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The Legislative body is ...

• The branch of government that enforces laws
• The body of government that interprets the laws
• The support for government by elected representatives
• The Law-making part of government

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