1. What role did Enlightenment ideas play in the development of the United States? Give at least two examples to support your answer.
2. How are the ideas of the Magna Carta evident in the founding documents of the US?
3. Briefly explain the roles of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches and how the power of the government is separated among them.
4. In your opinion, does the government work the way it should? Is power shared equally or does one branch control more than its share? Be sure to support your answers with details and examples.
5. Give one example of how you are affected on a daily basis by each of the following: your city/county government, your state government, the federal government.