Unit Test 11/10/14 – Flashcards

Judeo-Christian principles helped influence government in Athens. the Roman republic. the United States. Sparta.

The Declaration of Independence is considered the first formal assertion by a people of their right to revolution. self-government. liberty. vote.

A charter is a written document that states the conditions of an agreement. describes the separation of powers in diagram form. lists the items for sale in a shop. describes, in Latin, which laws should be followed.

Which scenario could cause the most problems under the Articles of Confederation? There is a threat of war, but the national army is weak. A woman breaks the law by stealing and is sentenced to jail time. A man wants to use national currency to buy a horse in Maryland. The government wants to settle a dispute with France by signing a treaty.

The Roman Empire is an early example of a __________. Democracy Republic Dictatorship Monarchy

Who were considered citizens in ancient Athens? women men slaves all Athenians

Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence. For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury. Which legal change after the American Revolution most likely resulted from this grievance? Due process of law was implemented. A new legal system was founded. The court system was established. All colonial court cases were retried.

How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government? by taking a historical view by taking a divine right view by taking a faith-based view by taking a secular view

During the Constitutional Convention, small states did not want their representation based on delegation. location. condition. population.

The Enlightenment was an age of inquiry based on , not religion.

Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract? "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." "Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes." "[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

When leaders use religious laws to govern, they most likely represent a democracy. an autocracy. a monarchy. a theocracy.

Athens and Sparta were both countries. city-states. monarchies. empires.

The US Constitution structures the government by creating a federal system that divides power equally between the states. a state system that organizes power on state and local levels. a system that organizes power on federal, state, and local levels. a system that divides power between executive and judicial branches.

Which best describes an important civic responsibility? legislating voting taxing teaching