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Semester 1 Unit 1 Test Review
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1
The Roman Republic and U.S. government have all the following in common EXCEPT...
The executive branch is led by two individuals of equal power.
There are checks and balances on the branches of government.
They made the law public
Government is ruled by the will of the people.
2
The sharing of power between the national and state government is referred to as...
federalism
constitutional
anti-federalism
democracy
3
An ancient Greek who used reason to contemplate the natural laws of the world is known as...
a professor
an intellectual
a philosopher
a citizen
4
The will of the people refers to those who gain financially once society collapses.
False
True
5
Checks and balances can be placed on a government through separation of powers.
False
True
6
What is popular sovereignty?
The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.
People voting.
People voting and having a say in the governments decisions.
Being popular in the world.
7
According to Greco-Roman philosophy, reason allows people to create better governments based on natural laws.
False
True
8
Individual liberties are essential according to Judeo-Christian belief in...
rule of law
resistance against tyranny
individual worth
fair trial
9
After the death of Jesus, which was the first empire to see a drastic increase in Christians?
Babylon
Egypt
Assyria
Rome
10
Aristotle and Plato believed that all the following were despotic (self interested) governments EXCEPT...
Oligarchies
Democracies
Republics
Tyrannies
11
In ancient Greece a person who seized control of the government by illegal means was a...
king
dictator
tyrant
good ruler
12
Aristotle described tyranny as "power of an individual which is responsible to no one and governs all."
True
False
13
Which of the following types of governments rules through a council of citizens, rather than an absolute ruler?
Democracy
Theocracy
Plutocracy
Monarchy
14
The English Bill of Rights was signed after...
the English Civil War
the American Revolution
the Glorious Revolution
World War I
15
The 1st Amendment in the American Bill of Rights enshrines all the following rights EXCEPT...
freedom of speech.
right to privacy.
right to assemble peacefully.
freedom of religion.
16
Tyrants can become dangerous because they have...
the support of the people.
the ability to rule in any way they want.
the force of the military.
sociopathic tendancies.
17
The first Christians oftentimes converted from which of the following religions?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
18
Which of the following do Judeo-Christian and Greco-Roman ideas have in common?
Rejection of dictators.
Acceptance of fate.
Belief in individual choice.
Polytheistic religion.
19
Which government is ruled by elected representatives?
Democracy
Republic
Anarchy
Kleptocracy
20
While tyrants may initially have the support of the people, they tend to lose that support by...
conducting elections.
acting selfishly, against the will of the people.
passing new laws through the Senate.
starting war.
