Civics Lesson 2.1

The ancient Romans overthrew their king and formed the world's first _________.

• monarchy
• democracy
• empire
• republic

In ancient Greece, a 23-year-old woman could be a citizen

• True
• False

At first, the Magna Carta mostly protected _______________.

• the common people
• the nobles
• the supreme power of the king
• the supreme power of the lords

The English Bill of Rights guaranteed that citizens ___________.

• could never be taxed
• would be paid for serving on juries
• would get a fair trial
• would elect a king

John Locke believed that people have the right to own property.

• True
• False

Who wrote about dividing the government into branches?

• Thomas Hobbes
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire

Enlightenment thinkers helped shape the ideas found in the Declaration of Independence.

• True
• False

All the Enlightenment thinkers were against the idea of strong leaders.

• True
• False

Why did the Virginia Company allow the Jamestown settlers to make their own laws?

• to help them break free from English rule
• to follow the principles of John Locke
• to satisfy King John
• to attract more settlers

What kind of local government did the Mayflower Compact set up?

• a dictatorship
• a direct democracy
• a representative democracy
• a monarchy