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How did citizens of Athens fulfill their civic duties?

A
They voted for representatives to serve them.
B
They served as a consul if elected by the people.
C
They served in the Senate if chosen.
D
They served on the Council of Five Hundred if chosen.
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How did the democracy set up by the ancient Athenians limit people’s rights?

A
Women could vote only if they owned land and cattle.
B
People from other countries had to wait 10 years to vote.
C
Noncitizens could vote only if they owned land.
D
Only free males 18 and older and born in Athens could vote.
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How did Enlightenment thinkers draw conclusions?

A
They relied on science and observation.
B
They drew upon their religious beliefs.
C
They borrowed ideas from history.
D
They thought differently about the world.
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What was the first constitution of the United States?

A
the Declaration of Independence
B
the Magna Carta
C
the Articles of Confederation
D
the Mayflower Compact
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What type of system did the Mayflower Compact create for colonists?

A
a legislative system
B
a constitutional republic
C
a system of self-government
D
a system of representational democracy
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The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees that no person born or naturalized in the United States can be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.This is an extension of what Enlightenment idea?

A
social contract
B
common good
C
inalienable rights
D
will of the people
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What did Mary Wollstonecraft focus on in her writing during the Enlightenment?

A
She proposed the idea of a social contract between people and the government.
B
She suggested different methods of education for men and women.
C
She described accounts of life during the American revolution and early republic.
D
She advocated for women’s educational and social equality.
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Read the quotation from Pericles’s funeral oration."Our constitution . . . favours the many instead of the few; this is why it is called a democracy. If we look to the laws, they afford equal justice to all in their private differences.”–Funeral oration, Pericles

A
The few have no rights.
B
The law applies to everyone.
C
Justice applies only to private life.
D
Justice should be applied in different ways depending on the person.
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Who votes on laws in a representative democracy?

A
government workers
B
the citizens of the country
C
people elected by the voters
D
experts in the subject of the law
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What was the main purpose of the national government formed by the Articles of Confederation?

A
to run state and national elections
B
to manage trade between the states
C
to build roads and bridges in the states
D
to manage the war with Britain for the states
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Which best states how the Enlightenment philosophers misunderstood their own concept of natural rights?

A
They did not believe that people should give up natural rights for government protection.
B
They did not believe that the purpose of government was to protect people’s natural rights.
C
They did not support the natural rights of people who did not share their race and gender.
D
They did not support the natural rights of men in the wealthy, landowning classes.
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What is one way the cultures of European settlers and Indigenous peoples differed?

A
Indigenous peoples were spiritual, while European settlers were not spiritual.
B
Most European settlers were Christian, while Indigenous peoples followed diverse religions.
C
Indigenous peoples believed in private property, while European settlers did not claim land.
D
European settlers conducted widespread trade, while Indigenous peoples just traded with settlers.
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Which branch of the United States government carries out laws?

A
judicial branch
B
executive branch
C
all three branches
D
legislative branch
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Why is the rule of law essential?

A
It requires that laws be written down.
B
It requires that everyone obey the law.
C
It makes sure that laws are not broken.
D
It guarantees that every law is fair.
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How did the government of ancient Rome influence democracy in the United States?

A
The United States is a direct democracy.
B
The United States has representative assemblies.
C
The United States allows everyone to vote.
D
The United States has consuls who lead the government.
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Read the scenario.Marielle just turned 18 and is excited to vote in her first election. There are many races to consider, from the federal level to state and local elections. She gives a great deal of thought to her choices, and when she goes to the polls on election day, she knows who will get her votes. She enters the booth and votes for president, United States senator, and city councilor.

A
A woman is voting in an election.
B
There are state elections.
C
People vote directly on laws.
D
A voter is choosing representatives.
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How did John Locke want to reduce the power of kings and queens?

A
by limiting the power of the landowning classes
B
by limiting the power of government
C
by limiting the power of all the people
D
by limiting the power of laws
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Which best describes how the Mayflower Compact reflected the Greek idea of the polis, or self-governing city-state?

A
It stated that the colonists would remain loyal subjects to the king of England.
B
It granted all colonists an equal say in the creation of the new government.
C
It outlined how the colonists would break apart into several smaller societies.
D
It allowed colonists the ability to make and pass laws for the good of the colony.
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Why was Phillis Wheatley able to share her talents with the world?

A
She was freed from enslavement as a child.
B
She received an education and learned to read and write.
C
She became the first woman in America to be published.
D
She participated in the American Revolution.
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What is the historical importance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

A
It made laws for the entire country.
B
It set up the first colonial government.
C
It was the first legislature in the colonies.
D
It established the first colonial rule of law.

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