Roots of American Democracy Practice Quiz

The American system of government most closely resembles that of which ancient culture?

• Athenians

• Romans

• Egyptians

• Inca

What document first established limited government in 1215?

• Mayflower Compact

• Hammurabi's Code

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

The Magna Carta guaranteed:

• Protection from illegal imprisonment

• Equal treatment under the law

• Limits on taxation

• All of the above

Which document transferred a large portion of British monarchical authority to Parliament?

• The Constitution

• The Petition of Right

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

What right is guaranteed by the English Bill of Rights?

• The right to a fair bail

• The right to due process of law

• The right to petition the king

• All of the above

What is the term for the European cultural movement that attempted to apply logic and reason to critically analyze and improve social, political, and cultural ideas?

• Industrial Revolution

• Enlightenment

• Dark Ages

• Glorious Revolution

What is the term for the hypothetical agreement between a citizenry and its government whereby the individual exchanges freedoms for protection?

• Liberty agreement

• Social contract

• Ipso facto laws

• Freedom compact

Which Enlightenment thinker is credited with having first posited the "natural" rights of life, liberty, and property?

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

Which Enlightenment thinker famously advocated the separation of a government's powers?

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Francois-Marie Arouet

Francois-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, advocated for which freedom?

• Speech

• Religion

• Trade

• All of the above