Ancient Influences on American Government

Which is an influence both Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome had on the American

government?

• 
  a polis

• civic participation

• a written constitution

• separation of powers

The principle of _______ meant that all of Rome’s citizens would be treated equally.

• 
    representative democracy

• checks and balances

   

•     rule of law

•      civic participation

The principle of separation of powers _______ government power in ancient Rome.

• 
    divided

• combined

• weakened

•   strengthened

• The statement below was made in a speech by Pericles, the leader of Athens around 430 B.C.

• Our government does not copy the laws of our neighbors. Instead, it serves as an example to them. We are called a democracy because our government is in the hands of the many and not the few…

  Pericles, the leader of ancient Athens, 430 B.C.

• How did the example mentioned in this speech influence the founders of the American constitutional republic, 2500 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 in government in ordinary citizens.

This is the idea that no one is above the law

• rule of law

• due process

• self government

• Magna Carta

This is a concept that the government should serve the will of the people through a small group of elected officials.

• ordered government

• limited government

• representative government

• authoritarian government

Citizens who choose leaders that make decisions for all is what kind of government?

• Democracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

• Dictator

What is the republic?

• men who fought against one another or against large animals as a form of entertainment for others.
• a place for the public to gather to hear speeches, shop, worship at temples, and mingle with friends.
• a time of peace in Rome. Latin for “Roman Peace.”
• a form of government in which people elect leaders, called representatives, to stand in for them.

True/False We adopted from the Romans the idea that everyone is equal under the law?

• True

• False

True/False: We adopted from the Roman's the idea that people are innocent until proven guilty

• True

• False