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- 1. Multiple Choice
Athens is an example of which type of government?
a monarchy
a republic
a direct democracy
a theocracy
- 2. Multiple Choice
Rome was which type of government?
a direct democracy
a representative democracy
a monarchy
a dictatorship
- 3. Multiple Choice
This image is MOST related to which of the following concepts?
privilege
opportunity
freedom
anarchy
- 4. Multiple Choice
This image is MOST related to which of the following concepts?
Federal system
State system
Local system
Anarchical system
- 5. Multiple Choice
"A system with a very powerful central government" describes which type of system?
Local System
Federal System
Unitary System
State System
- 6. Fill in the Blank
A weak national government with a loose affiliation of states is a __________________.
Federal Local Confederation Tribe
- 7. Multiple Choice
Choose the option that BEST describes a dictatorship.
Two person rule by a royal family
One person rule but not necessarily hereditary
A system of government dominated by few people
A system of government guided by one of the Abrahamic religions
- 8. Multiple Choice
This image is MOST associated with which type of government?
Oligarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
- 9. Multiple Choice
Choose the option that BEST describes an oligarchy.
Two person rule by a royal family
Ruled by the many
Rule by a group of elite
A system of government guided by one of the Abrahamic religions
- 10. Multiple Choice
Choose the option that BEST describes the impact of the Magna Carta.
Limited power of the king for the first time.
Guaranteed free elections, the right of petition, no standing armies in peace time.
Established the rule that every worker must be a member of the board.
Everyone must obey the rule of law.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Choose the option that BEST describes the impact of the English Petition of Rights (1628)
Limited power of the king for the first time.
Guaranteed free elections, the right of petition, no standing armies in peace time.
Established the rule that every worker must be a member of the board.
Everyone must obey the rule of law.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Choose the option that BEST describes the impact of the English Bill of Rights (1689)
Limited power of the king for the first time.
Guaranteed free elections, the right of petition, no standing armies in peace time.
Established the rule that every worker must be a member of the board.
Everyone must obey the rule of law.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Choose the statement that John Locke would MOST likely support?
People should form a contract with a strong government in order to protect themselves and their rights.
Wrote in the Social Contract that the people give governments power and in exchange the governments protect the people's rights.
Believed in a separation of powers in government.
People have the natural rights of life, liberty and property; governments that violate those rights can be overthrown.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Choose the statement that Thomas Hobbes would MOST likely support?
People should form a contract with a strong government in order to protect themselves and their rights.
Wrote in the Social Contract that the people give governments power and in exchange the governments protect the people's rights.
Believed in a separation of powers in government.
People have the natural rights of life, liberty and property; governments that violate those rights can be overthrown.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Choose the statement that Baron de Montesqueiu would MOST likely support?
People should form a contract with a strong government in order to protect themselves and their rights.
Wrote in the Social Contract that the people give governments power and in exchange the governments protect the people's rights.
Believed in a separation of powers in government.
People have the natural rights of life, liberty and property; governments that violate those rights can be overthrown.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Choose the statement that Jean Jacques Rousseau would MOST likely support?
People should form a contract with a strong government in order to protect themselves and their rights.
Wrote in the Social Contract that the people give governments power and in exchange the governments protect the people's rights.
Believed in a separation of powers in government.
People have the natural rights of life, liberty and property; governments that violate those rights can be overthrown.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who authored the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
John Jay
- 18. Multiple Choice
Who authored the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom (1789)?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
John Jay
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who demanded greater religious freedom in France?
Voltaire
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
John Jay
- 20. Multiple Choice
True or false: The Declaration of Independence established our current form of government.
False
True
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