Semester 1 Review, Unit 1

Which ideas did the US get from Hammurabi's Code? Select two.

• Rule of the jungle

• Rule of law

• Communism

• Proportional punishments for crimes

Which form of government did the people of ancient Athens have?

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy (republic)

• Autocracy

• Fascism

Initiatives, referendums, and recalls are examples of what type of democracy?

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy (republic)

• Constitutional democracy

Which of the following ideas did the US government not borrow from ancient Rome?

• Representative democracy (republic)

• 3 branches of government

• 2 houses in the legislature

• Possession of a document that establishes rights

• Polytheism: Belief in many gods

Which of the following were ideas the US borrowed from England's Magna Carta? Select all that apply.

• People have rights

• The government's power should be limited

• Social contract; government should have permission to rule from the people

• Government should be led by a ruler with all the power

What did Thomas Hobbes believe?

• A ruler in government needs to have a lot of power to keep order and protect us

• He believed in democracy

• He believed there should be separation of powers

• He believed government leaders should not have a lot of power

The diagram in green shows the social contract theory from the viewpoint of John Locke. What did John Locke believe people should do if the government does not protect our rights?

• We need to accept it

• We should just say "it is what it is"

• We should replace or overthrow it!

Which person believed that separation of powers was important to prevent one person from getting too powerful?

• Mosquito

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

• Kim Jong Un

Which ideas did the US borrow from Voltaire? Select all that apply.

• Freedom of speech

• Freedom of religion

• Theocracy (government being led by religion leaders)

• Separation between church and state

Which person believed that government should be shaped by the "free will of the people?"

• Rousseau

• Hitler

• Stalin

• Saddam Hussein