Unit 2 Test: Foundations of American Government

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Last Name

In Ancient Greece, Athens had the first ___ which greatly influenced the US government.

• Democracy
• Monarchy

Ancient Rome set up a ___ where citizens elected representatives to the Senate to rule.

• Democracy
• Republic

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• Life, liberty, and property
• Freedom of worship and the right to petition

Who wrote The Social Contract about the agreement between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?

• Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Thomas Hobbes

Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order?

• Voltaire
• Thomas Hobbes

The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact in order to -

• show that they opposed representative government.
• establish an orderly community

What did citizens of Athens and the Pilgrims have in common?

• Both created a direct democracy
• Both were persecuted for their religious beliefs

What pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support independence from Great Britain.

• Magna Carta
• Common Sense