How are Ancient Roman and Judeo-Christian influences on America’s constitutional republic similar?

Both influenced the development of rule of law in the United States.

Both influenced the protection of voting rights in the United States.

Both influenced the protection of natural rights in the United States.

Both influenced the development of legislative bodies in the United States.

Match each document to its impact on colonists' views of government.

It focused on limiting the government’s ability to deny people the rights to life, liberty, or property.

It emphasized due process of law, limitation of government power, right to justice, and right to fair trial.

It emphasized the principles of self government and consent of the governed.

Which democratic principle in the Magna Carta most directly influenced the American colonists?

The idea that citizens or subjects have rights and the government should be responsive to them.

The idea that people should not be ruled by a king.

The idea that citizens should have freedom of religion.

The idea that people should be able to vote on issues that affect them.

How is the principle of habeas corpus related to due process of law?

Habeas corpus requires the government to show why a person is being arrested.

Habeas corpus requires the government to allow people to vote.

Habeas corpus prevents the government from being a monarchy.

Habeas corpus prevents the government from taking a person's property.

How did colonists view the Quartering Act?

The colonists thought the act was unfair because they had to spend money to take care of British troops.

The colonists thought the act was fair because the troops they housed were there to protect them.

The colonists thought the act was fair because it limited the laws Great Britain could pass for the colonies.

The colonists thought the act was unfair because it required colonists to give a quarter of their income to the king.

What did the Townshend Acts do?

They forced the colonies to pay taxes on tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint.

hey forced the colonies to obey the Proclamation of 1763.

They forced the colonies to apologize for protesting the Stamp Act.

They forced the colonies to give room and board to British soldiers.

How did the colonists respond to the Townshend Acts?

They organized a boycott of British goods.

They organized the Boston Tea Party.

They organized the Boston Massacre.

They organized the First Continental Congress.

How did British policies and responses to colonial concerns lead to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

British policies led to taxation without representation for the colonies.

British policies led to colonial dependence on Great Britain's natural resources.

British responses to colonial concerns limited individual rights of the colonists.

British responses to colonial concerns required more colonial involvement in government.

What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

His pamphlet convinced many colonists to support the revolutionary movement.

His pamphlet convinced many colonists to return to Great Britain.

His pamphlet improved the relationship between Great Britain and the colonies.

His pamphlet angered many colonists who supported the revolutionary movement.

How did the British Parliament respond to colonial grievances about “taxation without representation” in the Declaratory Act?

by stating that the colonists were virtually represented in Parliament

by placing a military representative in charge of Massachusetts

by passing new taxes on several products important to the colonies

by refusing to import goods from the colonies until representation issues were resolved

Use the quote and your knowledge of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense to answer each question. “Is there any man so unwise, as not to see, that (considering what has happened) he will suffer no law to be made here, but such as suit his purpose” Thomas Paine, Common Sense. What is Paine using the argument to support?

self-government for the colonies

an appeal to British Parliament

a continuation of the same relationship between the colonies and Great Britain

According to this quote from the Declaration of Independence, what is the purpose of government?

to get consent from the governed

to declare that all people are equal

According to the ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence, choose the correct effect for the cause and the explanation for this effect. Cause: A government fails to protect people's natural rights. What is the effect of a government failing to protect people's natural rights?

It is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and institute a new government.

It is the right of the people to become destructive.

It is the right of the people to derive their powers and consent to be governed.

It is the right of the people to list their grievances.

According to the ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence, choose the correct effect for the cause and the explanation for this effect. Cause: A government fails to protect people's natural rights. Why is this the effect?

The government has broken the social contract.

The government is following natural law.

The government does not have a separation of powers.

Why is there an equality of mankind according to the Declaration of Independence?

All people have natural rights.

“For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury” “He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”

They are about a failure of due process of law, which puts natural rights at risk.

They are about a failure of self-government, which puts natural rights at risk

They are about a failure of civic participation, which puts natural rights at risk

They are about a failure of separation of powers, which puts natural rights at risk.

How were national laws enforced under the Articles of Confederation?

The states decided whether or not to enforce them

The national army enforced them.

The executive branch enforced them

The leader of the government enforced them

Why did the Founders choose a confederation as the first form of government in the United States? (Choose 2)

They wanted to allow the states to manage their own local affairs.

They feared a strong national government would threaten people’s natural rights.

They wanted the states to unify and form one centralized nation.

They feared the British monarchy would return to power if the national government was not strong enough.

Reorder tNumber the cause and effects in the order in which they occurred to explain how Shays’ Rebellion influenced the national government under the Articles of Confederation.he following

Farmers in Western Massachusetts, many of whom were veterans, started losing their farms when economic conditions made the loans difficult to pay

People worried that protests would spread, and that the national government did not have the power to control them.

Calls for reforms to the Articles of Confederation increased

Which factors led to the writing of the United States Constitution? (Choose 2)

The national government could not pay its war debts.

The national government could not manage its own affairs

The national government had too much power.

The national government needed to reorganize after fighting the war.

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30 sec • 1 pt

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. In Ancient Greece, legislative bodies included all citizens because they had a _________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. In Ancient Rome, the Senate and assemblies were the legislative bodies because they had a _________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. The United States has a _________.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 1. civic participation

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 2. democratic principles

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Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 3. polis

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Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 4. republicanism

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Checkpoint 1: Early Influences on the American Political System

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. In Ancient Greece, legislative bodies included all citizens because they had a _________.

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. In Ancient Rome, the Senate and assemblies were the legislative bodies because they had a _________.

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. The United States has a _________.

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 1. civic participation

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 2. democratic principles

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 3. polis

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 4. republicanism

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 5. separation of powers

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 6. written constitution

How are Ancient Roman and Judeo-Christian influences on America’s constitutional republic similar?

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Checkpoint 1: Early Influences on the American Political System

Write the letter for the type of government tocomplete each sentence. Some words will be usedmore than once. Write D for direct democracy. Write R for representative government. In Ancient Greece, legislative bodies included all citizens because they had a _________.

Write the letter for the type of government tocomplete each sentence. Some words will be usedmore than once. Write D for direct democracy.Write R for representative government. In Ancient Rome, the Senate and assemblies were the legislative bodies because they had a _________.

Write the letter for the type of government tocomplete each sentence. Some words will be usedmore than once.Write D for direct democracy. Write R for representative government. The United States has a _________.

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 1. civic participation

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 2. democratic principles

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 3. polis

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 4. republicanism

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 5. separation of powers

Identify the ancient civilization each influence on America’s constitutional republic comes from. • Write G for Ancient Greece. • Write R for Ancient Rome. • Write B for both. 6. written constitution

How are Ancient Roman and Judeo-Christian influences on America’s constitutional republic similar?

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Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. In Ancient Greece, legislative bodies included all citizens because they had a _________.

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. In Ancient Rome, the Senate and assemblies were the legislative bodies because they had a _________.

Write the letter for the type of government to
complete each sentence. Some words will be used
more than once.
Write D for direct democracy.
Write R for representative government. The United States has a _________.