Review - WTP Unit 1-3

Where did the Founders get some of their ideas about government?

• from studying the history of ancient Greece and Rome

• from their political leaders

• from their own experience

• from their religious leaders

Who ruled the Roman republic?

• the slaves and other workers

• the citizens of Athens

• the Senate and assembly

• the consuls

What is the common good?

• what is good for the leaders

• what is best for the government

• what is best for a few people

• what is good for everyone in the country

What is civic virtue?

• being interested in having the government help only the poor

• being interested in having the government help only the rich

• being interested in having the government help a few people

• being interested in having the government help all the people

What is the difference between a direct democracy and a republic?

• In a direct democracy, only a few people have the right to vote, while in a republic, everyone over a certain age has the right to vote.

• There is no difference between a direct democracy and a republic.

• In a direct democracy, the people themselves decide what laws they need, while in a republic, representatives make laws.

• In a direct democracy, representatives make laws, while in a republic, the people themselves decide what laws they need.

Why did the Founders create a republic instead of a democracy?

• to have a government ruled by a king

• to have a government ruled by representatives

• to have a government ruled by the people themselves

• to have a government ruled by the rich

What is the importance of the concepts of common good and civic virtue?

• They are important for a republican government.

• They are important for a democratic republic.

• They are not important for a republican government.

• They are important for a direct democracy.

How can the people rule themselves?

• by having the rich people make all the laws

• by having the poor people make all the laws

• by having the government make all the laws

• by having representatives make laws for them

What kinds of citizens make a republican government work well?

• Those who are only interested in helping a few people.

• Those who are interested in having their government help all the people.

• Those who are only interested in helping themselves.

• Those who are only interested in having their government help the rich.

How did our country change from a republic to a democratic republic?

• by giving the right to vote and run for public office only to the poor people

• by giving the right to vote and run for public office only to the rich people

• by taking away the right to vote and run for public office from almost everyone over the age of 18

• by giving the right to vote and run for public office to almost everyone over the age of 18