ss.7.cg.1.1- Ancient Influences

Athens, an ancient Greek city-state called a _______, was a self-governing community and known as the birthplace of democracy.

• polis

• Polling Place

• Oligarchy

• Acropolis

How was democracy in ancient Greece different from democracy in the Roman Republic and the United States?

• 1. Greece had representative democracy.

• 1. Greece had a written constitution.

• 1. Greece had direct democracy.

• • Greece had secret ballot voting.

Romans formed a __________- democracy.

• direct

• representative

• monarch

• justice

Voting, running for public office, attending town hall meetings, jury duty, and volunteering for the military. Which idea influenced the American government?

• Rule of Law

• Civic Participation

• Personal Responsibility

• Voting Rights

Based on the diagram, what feature of America’s constitutional republic was likely influenced by the Roman Republic?

• separation of powers

• due process

• presidential elections

• political parties

Which is an influence both Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome had on the American

government?

• 
  a polis

• civic participation

• a written constitution

• separation of powers

"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you." Which Judeo-Christian idea influenced the American government?

• Justice

• Rule of Law

• Individual Worth

• Legislative bodies

This is an excerpt from a book Benjamin Franklin wrote in 1736.

"God helps them that help themselves"

Based on the quote, what quality of the American republic was influenced by the values of Christian Puritans who helped settle the 13 colonies?

• 1. personal responsibility

• 1. legal justice

• 1. equal rights

• • written constitution

Democracy means ruled by the __________

• people

• king

• church

• wealthy

The principle of _______ meant that all of Rome’s citizens would be treated equally.

• 
    representative democracy

• checks and balances

   

•     rule of law

•      civic participation