Reading Quiz

#1 Q: What type of government does the United States have? Explain. A: The United States has democracy for their system of government. A democracy is a type of government in which the people have a say in different events such as elections for a leader, or the passing of laws. The people in the United States have these sort of rights, so that makes the government of the U.S. a democracy.

#2 Q:What type of government did the Romans turn to in times of crisis? A: During times of crisis the Romans turned to a Dictatorship.

#3 Q: Who were the Plebeians? A: The Plebeians were farmers, artisans, and merchants who made up a majority of the population of people struggling for power in the early republic of Rome.

#4: Q: Some people call the U.S. an Oligarchy. Explain why. A: A reason why some people would think that the United States government is an Oligarchy is because different presidents that have come into power have been related, and one common trate of an Oligarchy is to have families pass down power to each other. Another reason would be that small groups of people with government power in the U.S. are very wealthy, which is another trait of government officials in an Oligarchy.

#5 Q: Read the following excerpt from Acts 25:22-29. We can infer that one of the laws the Roman's had was... A: We can infer from the excerpt that one of the laws of the Roman's is that a Roman citizen cannot be punished without trial.