Celebrating Freedom and American Democracy- 92%

All citizens in ancient Athens took part in government by voting in the

General Assembly

In an autocracy, what kind of power does the leader hold?

He holds all of the power

John Locke thought people were neither good or bad naturally. How did Hobbes views differ from Lockes?

Hobbes thought people were naturally violent

According to the English Bill of Rights, who makes laws regarding taxation?

Parliament

What was the national goverment's biggest concern if facing a war, under the Articles of Confederation?

The national gov had no national military

Which description best defines a confederation?

a system in which a national gov and state govs share power equally

The fact that there was no national military under the Articles of Confederation was a weakness in which area of the gov?

administrative

How did the Enlightenment's theories of gov view the role of gov?

as useful

How does a monarch typically take power

by taking over when the previous monarch dies or retires

The most important way in which the Greeks influenced American democracy was by allowing

citizens to participate in gov

In which system of government would states function independently of each other?

confederal

A country governed by a central party is best characterized as

democratic

What purpose did the introduction to the Declaration of Independence serve?

in indicated why independence was necessary

In a parliamentary system of representative democracy, the prime minister

is the leader of the party that won the most seats in parliament

The part of the US government that interprets laws is the

judicial branch

The Magna Carta placed clear limits on the power of the

king

According to the 1790 census, where did most enslaved people live?

mostly in the South

The gov provides a number of public welfare services, including

public education

According to John Locke, ______ must respect the rights of the citizens

rulers

Once the delegates settles the 3/5 comp, what issue did they tackle next?

the Electoral process for the presidency

Which factors contributed to the beginning of the Enlightenment movement?

the age of science and scientific inquiry the age of reason based inquiry the advancement in all areas of human interest

What would be the federal govs biggest problem if a war was imminent

the federal gov had no national military

Read the passage from a speech given by the Athenian leader Pericles. Our constitution does not copy the laws of neighboring states; we are rather a pattern to be imitated than imitators ourselves. Its administration favors the many instead of the few; this is why it is called democracy. If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences. . . . [C]lass considerations [are not] allowed to interfere with merit; nor again does poverty bar the way, if a man is able to serve the state, he is not hindered by the obscurity of his condition. Pericles claimed that the Athenian government, unlike other Greek city-states,

treated all its people fairly regardless of class

A bicameral legislature is made up of how many bodies?

two

The Magna Carta was presented to King John in 1215 because people

were tired of his tyrannical rule