Origins of Government

What is the moral idea that we should care about fairness called?

• Ethics

• Economics

• Aesthetics

• Physics

What is the belief that every person has value called?

• Individual worth

• Collective bargaining

• Social hierarchy

• Empathy

What is the principle of doing to others what you would have them do to you called?

• Justice

• Empathy

• Charity

• Tolerance

Which ancient code is summarized by the phrase 'an eye for an eye'?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Code of Justinian

• Twelve Tables

• Magna Carta

What provides the moral framework for Judeo-Christian society?

• Ten Commandments

• The Magna Carta

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The Bill of Rights

What is the idea that people are accountable for their actions called?

• Personal responsibility

• Collective bargaining

• Social conformity

• Legal immunity

What is a Constitutional Republic?

• A form of government where a king rules by birthright

• A form of government where citizens elect representatives to serve in political office, and the government is bound by a written constitution

• A form of government where all decisions are made by direct vote of the people

• A form of government with no written laws

The United States is a Constitutional Republic.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: In a Constitutional Republic, citizens elect __________ to serve in political office, and the government is bound by a written __________.

• representatives, constitution

• judges, monarchy

• presidents, decree

• governors, tradition

Which ancient civilization is known for having the first democratic form of government?

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Ancient Egypt

• Ancient China