Influences on Government and Democracy

What is the concept of personal responsibility in Judeo-Christian influences?

• Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law

• We are all accountable for our actions

• Rule by the people

• A personal choice not to be decided by government

Which ancient civilization is associated with the idea of democracy?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient China

What did the Romans support in terms of government structure?

• Monarchy

• Republicanism

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

Who influenced the Declaration of Independence with the idea of natural rights?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What is the purpose of the Checks and Balances system?

• To allow one branch to become too powerful

• To prevent one branch from getting too powerful

• To eliminate the judicial branch

• To increase the power of the executive branch

Which document was used as an example to write the U.S. Bill of Rights?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

• Tax on all tea imported to the colonies

• Tax on all paper goods

• Allowed the king to place soldiers in the homes of the colonists

• Declared the king and parliament to tax as they saw fit

What was a major grievance listed in the Declaration of Independence?

• Taxation without representation

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of religion

Who wrote "Common Sense" and encouraged colonists to go to war against the king?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

What is a bicameral legislature?

• A legislature with one chamber

• A legislature with two parts, two houses

• A legislature with three branches

• A legislature with no chambers