Big Ideas
People have the right to be involved in their own government.
What is self-government?
Famous work written by Thomas Hobbes?
The Leviathan
Name one of the four main Enlightenment Thinkers who influenced the development of US Government.
John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Rousseau, and Montesquieu
Name of the ship that traveled from Plymouth England to the New World carrying the Pilgrims.
What is the Mayflower?
Prevents one branch of government from having more control then another.
What is the balance of powers?
Spell your government teacher's last name
What is D-E-N-E-C-K-E-R-E?
A government should be restricted in power by a written agreement.
What is limited government?
Famous work written by John Locke.
Second Treatises of Government
Enlightenment Thinker who believed people were distrustful and chaotic without a strong authority.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Daily Double!
Mr. Deneckere is starring in a musical this November. Name the title of the musical (200 additional points if you name the role he's playing).
What is White Christmas and Bob Wallace?
The distribution of responsibility in government between several branches.
What is the separation of powers?
Mr. Deneckere just had a birthday recently. State his age.
What is 30?
Which of these documents/people was NOT British? Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, John Locke, English Bill of Rights
What is the Mayflower Compact?
Life, Liberty, and ....?
What is property?
Enlightenment Thinker who believed in undeniable natural rights and that the government should be based on the consent to govern.
Who is John Locke?
Document signed by the Pilgrims of the Mayflower which affirmed their self-rule in America.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The belief that nobody is above the law, especially those in the government.
Rule of Law
Mr. Deneckere has other responsibilities besides being a teacher at SHS. Name one of them.
What is scholastic bowl coach, drumline instructor, and freshman senate sponsor?
Bicameral legislative body in England that resulted from the Signing of the Magna Carta.
What is Parliament?
The chaos and anarchy that exists in the absence of government according to Thomas Hobbes.
What is the "State of Nature"?
Enlightenment Thinker who valued the inclusion of society in the decision making of government. Wanted direct democracy while protecting the rights of minorities.
Who is Rousseau?
Major effect of the 7-Years War in the American Colonies.
The division of power among a central government (federal) and several regional governments (states)
What is Federalism?
Name Mr. Deneckere's favorite MCU movie.
What is Captain America: The Winter Soldier?
This concept states all people are entitled to certain treatment, equally, from birth.
An agreement to give up some of ones rights for protection of government under a leader who is allowed extra rights to organize society.
What is the Social Contract?
Enlightenment Thinker who believed in limited government, rule of law, separation of powers, and checks and balances/
Who is Montesquieu?
What document created a weak, limited federal government in America from 1776-1789, until the Constitution?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The belief that all political power resides in the people, and that government can only govern with the consent of the people.
Popular Sovereignty
Name Mr. Deneckere's favorite superhero.
What is Spider-Man?