Enlightenment thinkers
Wrote The Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
The idea that governments and laws derive their legitimacy from the approval and acceptance (consent) of the people (the governed).
Consent of the governed
States are free to determine how to allow for direct citizen involvement.
Pluralist
Fist 10 Amendments
Bill of Rights
the law of God and that this law is acknowledged through human sense and reason.
natural law
A system of government placing the ultimate political authority in the people. Derived from the Greek words demos (the people) and kratos (authority).
Democracy:
Those who supported the proposed constitutional structure, a strong federal government, and full ratification became known as
Federalists.
First Presidents under the Articles of Confederation
There was none
Wrote Second Treatise of Civil Government
John Locke
Wrote the Declaration
Thomas Jefferson
A government in which a single ruler is vested with absolute power; absolute power, especially when exercised unjustly or cruelly.
monarchy
How many amendments are there
27
The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Elected representatives are charged with representing their constituencies. The Electoral College enables elites to determine the president.
Elite DEMOCRACY
Those who opposed the consolidation of the states under a federal government were known as
Anti-Federalists
How many cases are on the AP Gov Exam
13
In this form of government, citizens elect leaders for a limited period of time; the leaders’ job is to make and execute laws in the public interest.
republicanism
The lawmaking process requires compromise within
a wide range of competing interests.
Pluralist
The compact made among the 13 original states to form the basis of their government.
Articles of Confederation:
who was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton