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The ancient city where direct democracy began...

• England

• Rome

• Jamestown

• Athens

Which ancient city used a republican form of government?

• England

• Rome

• Jamestown

• Athens

The legislative group that makes laws for England is...

• the monarchy

• Parliament

• Congress

• federalism

Which document, passed by Parliament in 1689, protected rights of English citizens, including the right to a fair trial and the right to bear arms?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

The time period when new ideas about government were introduced to the world is known as the age of...

• Enlightenment

• thinking

• Bloodless Revolution

• Glorious Revolution

Which Enlightenment thinker believed power of the government should be divided into branches?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

The _________ began a tradition of self-government in the colonies when the Pilgrim colonists agreed to form and obey their own government.

• social contract

• Mayflower Compact

• House of Burgesses

• Magna Carta

Montesquieu's idea of dividing up the government into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches is known as...

• separation of powers

• natural rights

• social contract

• legislature

Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas were used by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

Document, Pilgrims, Agreement, Direct Democracy: Which answer best links all of these words?

• House of Burgesses

• Jamestown Settlement

• Mayflower Compact

• Parliament