1.1 Influences of Greece and Rome on the Founders

This country created one of the very first written constitutions in the world?

• The United States

• Greece

• Rome

• Italy

The idea that people should be treated fairly and be governed by laws, known as Rule of law, began in which of the following countries?

• The United States

• Great Britain

• Rome

• Greece

This type of government where ordinary people get to have a say in their government and where the government tries to pass laws to benefit everyone in society. It is called?

• A Democracy

• A Republic

• Autocracy

• Communism

The Founding Fathers wanted to create a new type of society where people treated each other fairly, but to do this, the Founders also knew that people had to be taught things like: honesty, respect for others and participation in their communities. These were all examples of?

• Civic Virtues

• Civic Pride

• National Pride

• State Pride

The word democracy is comes from the Greek word "DEMOS" meaning what?

• The Wealthy rule.

• People rule

• Peasants rule

• King rules

Many people, including the monarchies of Europe mistrusted democracy as a form of government because they saw it as a bunch of common people making laws that were no good and the society would end up turning into chaos known as:

• Democracy

• Mob Rule

• Wealthy Rule

• A republic

The Romans were one of the first countries to practice this idea?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract

• Rule of Law

The Greeks were one of the first countries in the world to have these?

• Legislative Bodies

• Constitutions

• Criminal laws

• Civil Laws

This is another word for "city" in Greek?

• Polis

• Town

• Convent

• City

These are the people who wrote the US Constitution and other founding documents?

• The Democrats

• The Republicans

• The Founders

• The Farmers