Q2 Bell Ringer 1 Civics

Which is an important difference between the democratic principles of ancient Greece and those of the United States today?

• In the United States, government decisions are based on the rule of the majority.

• In the United States, citizens are elected to be a member of a state legislature.

• In the United States, citizens participate in government. 

• In the United States, citizens serve as jurors.

Which Judeo-Christian tradition had an impact on the founders of America's constitutional republic?

• Voting rights

• Republicanism

• Separation of powers

• Ethical ideas of justice

_{The statements below are from an ancient history of Rome.}

_{(1) When the news of these proceedings reached the camp, the king; alarmed at the turn that events were taking, hurried to Rome to quell the outbreak . . .
(2) [The king] found the gates shut, and a decree of banishment passed against him; the liberator of the city received a joyous welcome in the camp, and the king's sons were expelled from it . . .
(3) The whole duration of the royal government from the foundation of the city to its liberation was 244 years.
(4) Two consuls were then elected [by the citizens] in the assembly . . .  in accordance with the regulations . . . 
                                                                                                                                                                           — Livy, From the Founding of the City, Book I}

_{Which statement reflects the principle of representative government?}

• Statement (1)

• Statement (2)

• Statement (3)

• Statement (4)

Which statement identifies an important influence that ancient Greece had on the American constitutional republic?

• Americans believed a separation of powers would protect individual rights.

• Americans believed ordinary citizens should participate in government.

• Americans believed religious liberty was a protected right.

• Americans believed in the equality of humankind.

The passage below is taken from the 14th Amendment. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.

What is the meaning of "citizens" in this amendment?

• people who serve as government officials

• people living lawfully in the United States as permanent residents

• people with rights and responsibilities as full members of American society

• people who entered the United States unlawfully but who otherwise obey its laws