Ancient Greece and Rome's Influence on U.S. Government

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

• Religious practices

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  Art and literature

• Military tactics

• Civic participation and democracy

What is the Greek word for City?

• Parthenon

• Agora

• Polis

• Acropolis

What is the concept of writing down the rules for how the government should act and behave called?

• Constitution

• Declaration

• Charter

• Manifesto

What was the voting rights situation in ancient Greece?

• Only the wealthy could vote

• Only men could vote

• No one could vote

• All citizens could vote

What is the concept of dividing the government power into different independent branches called?

• Anarchy

• Totalitarianism

• Centralization

• Separation of powers

What is the concept of electing government officials to represent the people in government called?

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Representative government

• Direct voting

What is the concept of everyone being accountable to the law called?

• Rule of law

• Rule of order

• Rule of conduct

• Rule of thumb

What was the purpose of the 12 tables in ancient Rome?

• To divide the empire into provinces

• To establish a republic

• To create a new language

• To balance power between the wealthy and the poor

Why is separation of power important?

• So that one branch won't be too powerful

• So that one branch will have all the power

• So that one branch will no power

• So that three branch will have no power

An example of civic participation would be...

• Voting

• Eating Lunch

• Driving a Car

• Flying a airplane