Classical Heritage/Ch 4 Vocab

Citizens participating in the government process is known as ....

• civic participation

• republicanism

• polis

• rule of law

Voting is a democratic principle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is a city-state called?

• polis

• country

• nation

• republicanism

Who introduced the first democracy?

• Athens

• Ancient Rome

• United States

Who had a written constitution?

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Rome

Where does the idea of rule of law come from?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Judeo-Christian tradition

• Rome and Judeo-Christian tradition

What does it mean when human beings are subject to the same laws?

• rule of law

• republicanism

• separation of powers

• personal responsibility

What is it called when there is support for rule by elected representatives?

• republicanism

• rule of law

• separation of powers

• civic participation

Laws are based on rewarding the good and punishing the bad.

• ethical ideas of justice

• rule of law

• personal responsibility

• civic participation

According to Judeo-Christian tradition, we have personal responsibility.

• TRUE

• FALSE