US/VA Government Quiz

Which of the following was NOT present in Athenian democracy, which later influenced America's government?

• Citizen participation

• Trial by jury

• Voting Rights for Women

• Legislative branch

A government with a separation of powers with checks and balances connected to the beliefs of which Enlightenment thinker?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Reformation

• Baron de Montesquieu

Enlightenment thinkers were inspired by the work of which historical period that proved truths previously not known or believed?

• Renaissance

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

• Scientific Revolution

Why did George Mason reject the Constitution?

• It did not include a Bill of Rights

• It abolished slavery

George Mason is credited with writing which founding document?

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

Who is considered to be the Father of the Constitution?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• James Madison

Amazon, Walmart, and Southwest Airlines are private companies making their own business decisions with minimal interference from the government. This is an example of which principle of democracy?

• Citizen Participation

• Economic Freedom

• Human Rights

• Rule of Law

Regular free and fair elections means voting must be conducted honestly with votes accurately tallied. The word regular means -

• be using paper ballots

• include 18 year olds

• to be held often

• include several political parties

Majority rules in democratic elections with the winning candidate earning the most votes. This example demonstrates which principle of democracy?

• Majority rule, Minority rights

• A violation of the Supremacy Clause

• Limited Government

• Competing Political Parties

Voting, paying taxes, volunteering in a community cleanup, and military service are examples of -

• Human rights

• Federalism

• Citizen participation

• Rule of law