Our Classical Heritage Quiz

Civics is the study of....

• Citizenship and Economics

• Government and History

• Citizenship and Geography

• Government and Citizenship

A _________ is a written document that defines how a government is organized and establishes its basic rules.

• Document

• Written Constitution

• verbal agreement

• voting rights

Separation of powers is...

• Where the founders divided the governmental powers between the legislative, executive and judicial branches.
• Where the Judicial, executive and legislative branch can check the powers of each other.
• Where powers were taken from the government and given to 'we the people'
• Where the constitution has written laws for the government

We elect representatives and officials to govern us.

• Rule of Law
• Direct Democracy
• Republicanism
• Civic participation

The statement below was sent by George Washington to John Burgoyne, a leading British general, during the American Revolution. "The associated armies in America act from the noblest motives, liberty. These same principles [inspired] the arms of Rome in the days of glory..." Which conclusion can be drawn from this statement?

• The ancient Romans believed all individuals were equal in the eyes of God.
• Washington hoped to make himself as powerful as the emperors of ancient Rome.
• Washington was inspired by the example of ancient Romans who defended Republicanism.
• The Romans created a Separation of powers to protect their form of republican government.

The legislative body for ancient Greece

• Senate

• Assembly

• Consuls

• The President

Which characteristics did the government of the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece share with the government of ancient Rome?

• Republicanism
• Civic Participation
• Separation of Powers
• Representative Government

Which statement identifies an important influence of ancient Greece on the founders of the American constitutional republic?

• The founders adopted democratic principles.
• The founders based their laws on ethical ideas of justice.
• The founders established a represetative form of government.
• The founders created a government with a separation of powers.

In ancient Athens, all adult male citizens were able to vote in the Assembly, the legislative body that decided on important issues facing polis. What did the practice illustrate?

• The separation of powers
• Representative government
• The rise of democratic principles
• The protection of individual rights

The statement below was made in a speech by Pericles, the leader of Athens, around 430 B.C. " Our Government does not copy the laws of our neighbors. Instead, it serves as an example to them. We are called a democracy because our government is in the hands of the many and not of the few..." How did the example mentioned in this speech influence the founders of the American constitutional republic, 2,500 years later?

• They designed a system of checks and balance
• They gave political power to an all-powerful ruler
• They created a government of elected representatives.
• They placed the final power of government in ordinary citizens.