Philosophers
Who believes that governments are there to protect the people, even from themselves, and says you get what you get, if you don't like it tough?
"the government should do everything to stay in power, that is their responsibility".
Who is Machiavelli?
What is consent of governed?
Provide new guards for their future security?
What document includes king John & rebel barons to prevent the king from exploiting his powers and placed limits on his authority which also includes the king and his government people were not above the law?
Date:1215
Is this the Magna Carta?
Who said "We the people should rule, We are born unalienable natural rights that cannot be taken away. We only need the government to protect properly created by us and all governmental power comes from the consent of the governed anyway, right?
"Life, Liberty, and property"
Who is John Locke?
Whats Equality and Majority rights?
Is Equality rights all men are created equal, while majority rules means people have rights that can't be taken away?
Which document has provide the same rights to colonists with individuals/groups having specific roles, first government in the new world, democracy and minority rights?
Date:1606, 1609, 1612
Is this Charters for the Virginia Company of London?
Who said The best form of government is a democratic republic in which the people get to choose who represents them in government and It is also necessary to limit the power and authority of government through the seperation of powers?
Who is Montesquieu?
What's the definition of Natural rights and minority rights?
Is natural rights the meaning of unalienable rights, that among these are life, Liberty, and the persuit of happiness, while Minority rights means people have rights that can be taken away?
Which document Served as a moyal for the will of rights and represented qualities of govt. that colonists wanted people to have certain rights and protected by a government that they participate in?
Principles/Philosophers: George Mason
Date is 1776
Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Who said my views on the government reflect the idea that an absolute government is required, people need a strong leader to watch over them, and someone strong who can get things done like a leviathan?
Individuals who enter the social Contract also sign up for absolute sovereign
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What's right to revolution and rule of law?
does right to revolution mean it is there right to overthrow the government, while rule of law means everyone must obey the law and will be held accountable?
Which document says to practice any religion they chose and did not punish, protected minority's rights with a date in 1786, and a philosopher named Thomas Jefferson?
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?
Who said why bother with all these representatives and such nonsense? The best government is a direct democracy, where everyone gets to vote. Also, From there it is a simple majority rule, whoever gets the most votes win
Who was Rousseau?
What does popular sovereignty mean?