Gov and Ec Unit 4 Quiz 1

The republic was also known as a socialist government.

False

The rivalries between the city-states had no redeeming value whatsoever.

False

The beginnings of democracy were seen in ________ a little more than 400 years before Jesus walked the streets of Jerusalem.

Greece

Mark the statements which are TRUE. The difference between the Roman republic and the Greek democracy was that:

In Rome, only men with money and property could vote. In Greece all free men were allowed to vote. In the Roman Senate, the most powerful part of the government, all senators were patricians.

What TWO are mentioned as necessary daily contributions to the population?

Production, and Sustenance

One of the foundational rules for any government is to have a goal. _______ is the reference that tells us Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, But happy is he who keeps the law.

Proverbs 29:18

Mark the statement that is NOT true.

Sparta's main strength was in its Navy.

A socialist form of government is where the goods and services are equally shared, and the political power is distributed among the people.

True

At first the details of procedure of the Twelve Tables were restricted to a body of patrician leaders.

True

The democracy of Greek city-states was limited in that no women or slaves could vote.

True

A small group of aristocratic-type men in leadership is known as a(n) _______

oligarchy

To obtain political rights, ________ formed their own assembly, called Concilium Plebis.

plebeians

Choose the five sentences that are the basic essentials of leadership.

1. Safety is a priority 2. Leadership is needed 3. Production and sustenance should be provided daily 4. The government should have a goal 5. Law and order should be maintained

1.tribunes 2.Hannibal 3.governor 4.accountable 5.patricians 6.citizen assembly

1; leaders within the Concilium Plebis 2; leader of the Carthaginians 6; one of two houses of the early Roman republic which consisted of regular middle-class male citizens of Rome 5; members of Rome's richest and most important families 3; a leader of the empire who collected the taxes and sent the money back to Rome 4; being answerable to others

1.'direct democracy' 2.tyrants 3.nobles 4.Solon 5.assembly

2; power-hungry militants who grabbed absolute control by force 5; set the rules and maintained authority within the city-state 1; first name given to the Greek democracy 3; lofty, financially well-to-do citizens who carried much power within the community 4; In 594 B.C.he is chosen as an Athenian statesman with reformation powers

1.city-states 2.decimate 3.sustenance 4.Diotrephes 5.Cleisthenes

2; to reduce the amount in blocks or sizeable amounts 3; food and drink; necessary foods in order to stay alive 1; The ancient power structures which were cities that were fortified into independent units of strength 4; John gave us the example of dealing with disorder when he addressed the problem of this man 5; wrote the proposal that opened up the voting rights to all free adult men in 508 B.C.

Nobles overthrew most of the city-state monarchs by ________.

750 BC

Choose the answer that is a TRUE statement.

A dominating nation with extensive territories and a powerful ruler such as Rome's is known as an empire.