Civics test #2 2026

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What is the Magna Carta?

A document that limited the power of the English king

In what year was the Magna Carta signed?

1215

Who was the English king forced to sign the Magna Carta?

King John

Why did the English barons make the king sign the Magna Carta?

They were unhappy with his high taxes and unfair rule

What right did the Magna Carta first establish that is still important today?

The right to a fair trial

What is one major idea found in the Magna Carta?

The law applies to everyone, even the king

Which modern concept was influenced by the Magna Carta?

rule of law

The Magna Carta originally protected mainly which group of people?

The barons and nobles

How did the Magna Carta influence the U.S. Constitution?

It inspired ideas about limited government and individual rights

The phrase “no one is above the law” best reflects which idea from the Magna Carta?

Rule of law

Direct democracy definition

a system in which people govern themselves

Who was allowed to participate in Athen’s direct democracy?

everyone?

Are there still any direct democracies in the world today?

in some small New England

what is an assemblie

a gathering at which any citizen had the right to speak

What is a republic for Romans?

When people whose leaders to rule on their behalf,

Exective branch in Ancient rome

Two consuls elected by the assembly for one year chief executive s of the government and commanders in chief of the army

Legislative branch in Ancient Rome

-Senate of 300 members, chosen from aristocracy for life - controls foreign and financial polices, advices consuls.

-Centuriate assembly all citizen soldiers are memebers for life- selects consuls makes laws

-Tribual assembly, citizens grouped according to where they live are memebers for lllife- elects tribunes and makes laws

Judicial branch in Ancient Rome

• Praetors, eight judges chosen for one year by centuriate assembly- oversee civil and criminal courts (the others govern provinces)

WHat is due process

used to describe one’s rights to certain procedures when dealing with the legal system

What does Habeas Corpus mean?

translates to “produce the body “ in Latin. means that someone can not be thrown in prison indefinitely without a hearing of some sort where they are formally accused of a crime and were alerted to the charges

What is limited governement?

The idea that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful

What is rule of law?

means no one is above the law

What effect did it have on English kings after King John?

when was the permanent establishment of parliament

1689

WHat is bicamerlism

a legislative body that is made up of two distinct houses

WHat is a legislature and how does it relate to the word bicamerlism

A bicameral legislature is a law-making body that is divided into two separate houses or chambers.

When was the ENglish Bill of rights signed?

1689

who was involved in the glorious revolution?

WHen MAry and William were invited to the throne causing James 11 to flee england

What did the ENglis Bill of rights guarentee for English citizens

placed limits on the monarchs power and strengthened the authority of Parliament.