SS.7.CG.1.3 & SS.7.CG.1.4 Influences

Which characteristic was shared by ancient Rome and the Judeo-Christian tradition?

• respect for the rule of law

• government based on majority vote

• a separation of powers in government

• willingness to sacrifice one's life for the city-state

The reasoning below is based on the Declaration of Independence (1776).

1. Parliament does not represent the colonies.

2. (?)

Which sentence completes the reasoning above?

• Britain should not expect any financial help from the colonies.

• The King, not the Parliament, should decide whether to tax the colonies.

• The number of colonial representatives in the Parliament should be increased.

• Only representatives chosen by the colonists have the right to impose taxes on them.

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the King’s authority.

• It guaranteed the right to a trial by jury.

• It introduced colonial self-government.

• It established religious liberty as a protected right.

Which of the following is a power of the legislative branch?

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

• To make laws

• To appoint judges

The statement below is from the Eighth Amendment: "[No] cruel and unusual punishments [shall be] inflicted" Which earlier document contained a similar right?

• Magna Carta (1215)

• The Mayflower Compact (1620)

• The English Bill of Rights (1689)

• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws (1748)

What does the system of checks and balances allow?

• Each branch of government to amend the Constitution

• The President to make laws without Congress

• Each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches

• The states to have more power than the federal government

The ancient Greeks developed democracy, which of the following is part of American politics today?

• A council of elders

• A national religion

• Juries of citizens

• A symbolic royal family

Which example illustrates Montesquieu’s idea of the separation of powers?

• Citizens of the United States choose many of their public officials in elections.

• The state government of Florida has a governor, state legislature and state court system.

• Individual rights to life, liberty and property are guaranteed by natural law.

• People have the right to overthrow an unjust government.

What is one idea that the United States borrows from Ancient Greece?

• Democracy

• Rule of Law

• Bill Of Rights

• Common Sense

Which source publicized the concept of "natural rights," later found in the Declaration of Independence?

• Magna Carta

• the English Bill of Rights

• the Mayflower Compact

• John Locke on the social contract