HW Review U2.USA

This is the idea that no one is above the law

• rule of law

• due process

• self government

• Magna Carta

This concept states that government is not all powerful and is restricted in what it can and cannot do.

• ordered government

• limited government

• representative government

• authoritarian government

The Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea of government

• bicameral legislature

• three branches of government

• unicamiral legislature

• the invisible hand

What is the meaning of the word 'democracy'?

• People rule themselves

• One person rules

• The elite rule

• Foreign/domestic policy

Which of the following elements of Athenian democracy can be recognized in the modern U.S. government?

• Written laws and constitution

• Legal system and courts

• Civic participation

• All of the above

What do modern Americans believe, similar to ancient Athenians?

• People have a fundamental right to rule themselves

• All legal citizens deserve the right to vote

• People have the right to a trial decided by a jury of their peers

• All of the above

What type of government did America's Founders create when they founded the U.S.?

• Monarchy

• Aristocracy

• Republic

• Direct Democracy

What is the main influence of ancient Greece on the United States?

• Ideas about government

• Religious beliefs

• Cultural traditions

• All of the above

Who first introduced the concept of democracy?

• Ancient Athens (Greece)

• Ancient Egypt

• England

• United States

Which principle means everyone should be treated the same way?

• Equality for mankind

• Due Process of Law

• Limited Government

• Natural Rights