Gov' Thereof
The type of government in which supreme power is held by the people.
Democracy
A "nation" is defined as what?
A group of people.
How did Locke describe humans in a state of nature?
A Blank Slate (Tabula Rasa)
How did Hobbes describe humans in a state of nature?
Nasty, brutish, war-like, violent, short-life, selfish, aggressive.
Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance?
Francis Bellamy
Monarchy and Dictatorship
When making a social contract, people give up certain rights and freedoms in exchange for what?
Protection (of Natural Rights)
[End the State of Nature]
Which form of government did Locke specifically believe in?
Democracy
Which form of government did Hobbes specifically believe in?
Monarchy
What year was the Pledge written?
1892
The type of government defined by religious law, which can coexist with other forms of government.
Theocracy
Public policies made by government for INSIDE and OUTSIDE its borders are called what? (name both)
Domestic and Foreign Policies
According to Locke, what right do the people have, if the social contract is not functioning?
To revolt and replace the contract/government (like the American Revolution).
Hobbes' book, with his ideas about government, was called what?
Leviathan
What word was left out of the Pledge because it was too controversial?
Equality
The two types of government defined by rule by a small group of people, characterized by wealth/class or military power. (Name both)
Oligarchy and Junta
The USA uses Federalism to split the government into three branches (executive, legislative, and judicial). But what are the three LEVELS of government?
John Locke's three natural rights are what?
Life, Liberty, Property
According to Hobbes, what rights do citizens have to change the social contract with their ruler?
On which holiday did students first recite the Pledge?
Columbus Day
The most accurate phrase to describe America's government type?
A Democratic Republic
What are the 4 characteristics of a State?
People, Territory, Sovereignty, Government
The Glorious Revolution of 1689, saw King James II replaced by King William and Queen Mary. What was unique about this Revolution, that heavily influenced John Locke?
It was bloodless (no fighting in the transition of power).
(Additionally, it established a British Bill of Rights! - A full 103 years before the American Bill of Rights)
What conflict did Hobbes live through, that influenced him to want a strong central authority?
The English Civil Wars (Death of King Charles I)
In what year did the Supreme Court rule that schoolkids could not be forced to recite the pledge?
1943