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WorksheetsInspirations of American Government- Unit 2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Ancient Greeks/Athenians created what type of government?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Representative Democracy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Oligarchy
2.
What idea from the Ancient Athenians' Direct Democracy inspired our government?
a)
Power to the ruler
b)
Vote on representatives
c)
Power to the people
3.
Ancient _______ created the first representative democracy.
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
United States
4.
Ancient Rome's Roman Republic inspired the U.S. government how?
a)
Voting on representatives to make our laws
b)
Voting directly on laws
c)
Giving all the power to the leader
5.
When King John signed the Magna Carta, he went from being a king from an absolute monarchy to a king from a _____________________.
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Theocracy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
6.
The major inspiration from the Magna Carta is __________________________.
a)
Power to the people
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
Right to petition the government
7.
What word(s) means the idea that leaders have to be fair and follow the law too?
a)
Democracy
b)
Anarchy
c)
Natural Rights
d)
Rule of Law
8.
What document inspired the United States to add freedom of speech, the right to petition, and trial by jury to our government?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
"Common Sense"
c)
Natural Rights
d)
English Bill of Rights
9.
Which document gave Americans confidence they could govern themselves (make their own laws) without the help of the king?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
"Common Sense"
10.
Who said that the government exists to protect people and that people DO NOT exist for the government?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
King John
11.
John Locke stated the purpose of the government is to protect people's ________________________.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Natural Rights
c)
Money
d)
Religious Choices
12.
What are the rights/freedoms you are born with that the government should NOT ever take away?
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Rule of Law
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Direct Democracy
13.
What major inspiration did Baron de Montesquieu have on our American government?
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
"Common Sense"
d)
Power to the People
14.
Separation of Powers, the idea from Montesquieu, divides the government into the _________________________________________________________________________.
a)
Executive, Vice President, and Judicial Branches
b)
Legislative, Judicial, Mayoral Branches
c)
Legislative, Executive Judicial Branches
d)
Executive, Legislative, Direct Democracy
15.
What is the purpose of the separation of powers and why did it inspire our U.S. government?
a)
To protect against one part of government getting too powerful
b)
To protect against the citizens from voting
c)
To ensure our citizens don't vote on the wrong people
d)
To protect against a disorganized government.
16.
In the American colonies in the 1700s, _________________wrote a pamphlet called "Common Sense".
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Thomas Paine
17.
What document told American colonists they don't need to listen to the king, they need to start their own American government?
a)
"Common Sense"
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Roman Republic
18.
What is Ms. Webster's top two favorite candies?
a)
Sour Straws and Starburst
b)
Swedish Fish and Sour Straws
c)
Swedish Fish and Three Musketeers
d)
Milky Way and Twizzlers
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