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Civics Test
Influences on America's Constitutional Republic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Based on the benchmarks, what three sources of influence do they want you to be familiar with? | A. Ancient Greece B. Ancient Rome C. Jueleo-Christion Tradition |
| What did these ancient civilizations and traditions influence?? | America's Constitutional Republic |
| What ancient city-state is known as the "birthplace of democracy?" | Ancient Athens |
| Define "civic participation." | By granting "common men" the right to vote, ancient Greek city-state Encouraged citizens to actively participate in issues, policies, and officials. |
| Define "polis" | Polis evolved to mean a body of "citizens" under a city's legal jurisdiction. |
| How is civics participation encouraged today? | Voting, Joining in interest groups, and parties. |
| Describe Ancient Greece's legislative process. | Law making process that was open to free male citizens. |
| Define "Republic:" | State held by the people and elected representatives. |
| True or False - all "republics" are "`democratic." | false |
| Describe how U.S congress is an excellent example republicanism inaction: | Our citizen elects national state and local representatives who make decisions on policies and governmental responses. |
| How could you contrast Ancient Greece and the U.S functions of governing? | Direct democracy people voted on law directly. |
| Describe the government under the roman republic. | The Roman Republic had a sente that was a representative governing. body. |
| how could you contrast Rome's senators with our U.S. congress? | Rome's magistrates were oligarchy = ruled by few - wealthy family. |
| The Roman counsels needing the support of the senate demonstrated what political concept? | Separation of powers. |
| What branches of power did the U.S. divide power into? | A. Legislative B. Executive C. Judicial |
| Define Tyranny | Cruel and abusive use of government power. |
| What was the foundation for Israelite and Judea's code of law?? | The ten commandments and Old Testament |
| Describe the Justinian code. | Justin became ruler of the East Holy Roman Empire-based on Roman law and legal precedents the code became part of laws of the Roman catholic church of canon law. |
| Define "due process of law." | Fair treatment of the citizens by the government following all the legal protections that citizens are entitled to (rights) |
| Define "Limited government:" | Idea a constitution of retract the powers and actions of the government. |
| Define "natural rights:" | Rights that every person should be born with simply by being human. |
| Define the "Rule of law:" | All citizens must obey the same laws including law makers and governmental leaders. |
| Write out the freedom of religion section from the first amendment: | Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof... |
| Oligarchy | Ruled by a few. |
| Democracy | People power. |
| Ancient Greece | Was a democracy. |
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