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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civic participation means........

a)

taking part in government

b)

running for political office

c)

serving on a board

d)

representative government

2.

Who influenced civic participation, republicanism, representative government, rule of law, and separation of powers?

a)

Ancient Greece

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Judeo-Christian

3.

Who influenced justice, individual worth, personal responsibility and rule of law?

a)

Judeo-Christian

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Ancient Greece

4.
How did Athenian democracy differ from Roman republicanism?
a)
In Athens, slaves and women were not allowed to vote; inRome, they were
b)
In Rome, people elected an emperor; Athens had noemperor
c)
In Rome, landowners were not allowed to vote; in Athens,they were
d)
In Athens, people voted on laws themselves; in Rome,people elected representatives
5.

three branches of government that were formed so that no one part of the government became too powerful

a)

limited government

b)

natural rights

c)

separation of powers

d)

social contract

6.

the idea that power of the government can no longer be all-powerful rights and that the government cannot take away such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

a)

limited government

b)

natural rights

c)

separation of powers

d)

social contract

7.
Ensuring that one branch of government does not become more powerful than the others is the purpose of ___.
a)
Checks and Balances 
b)
Federalism 
c)
Separation of Powers 
8.

an agreement in which the people agree to give up some freedom in exchange for the government's protection of people's rights

a)

limited government

b)

natural rights

c)

separation of powers

d)

social contract

9.

Having supreme authority within your own territory.

a)

Sovereign

b)

State

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Colonialism

10.
The United States of America has which form and system of government? 
a)
communism and unitary 
b)
socialism and parlimentary 
c)
representative democracy and federal 
d)
direct democracy and confederal 
11.
Where is power centered in a unitary system? 
a)
central government
b)
military 
c)
state government 
d)
dictator 
12.
In the United States which type of government was in place under the Articles of Confederation? 
a)
federal 
b)
direct democracy 
c)
republic 
d)
confederal 
13.
What do a republic and a direct democracy have in common? 
a)
a small group of leaders
b)
rule by one person 
c)
rule by people 
d)
rule by a family 
14.

a system of government where power is located with the independent states and there is little power in the central government

a)

federal

b)

confederal

c)

parliamentary

d)

unitary

15.

Which form of government involves one single leader inheriting power from their family?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Republic