Types of Government
Democracy
Believed that without a sovereign ruler, society will devolve into a state of nature
Thomas Hobbes
Why did Great Britain and the United States separate?
Tax Laws (Tea Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act)
The governed give some freedom in exchange for protection
Social Contract
The Legislative Branch consists of what?
The House of Representatives & Senate
Government rule by a small group of people
Oligarchy
Believed in Separation of Powers
Baron De Montesquieu
What was America's first Constitution called?
Articles of Confederation
The people allow the government to rule over them
Consent of the Governed
To interpret the laws
Government ruled by a holy book or religious law
Theocracy
Believed that the purpose of government is to secure liberty, rights, and property
John Locke
What was the compromise that gave African Americans only a fraction of representation per person?
3/5 Compromise
Thomas Hobbes wrote this book
Leviathan
Name two powers of the Executive Branch
Government ruled by one person (Dictatorship/ Monarchy)
Autocracy
Believed in Direct Demoracy
Jean Jacques Rousseau
What was the plan to describe equal representatives for each state?
New Jersey Plan
Term to describe power being derived from the people.
Popular Sovereignty
Name Two Powers of the Legislative Branch
Power to Tax, Power to print money, Power to declare war, Power to determine citizen laws, in charge of the post office.
Government ruled by a small group of military leaders
Junta
Believed that it was the people's responsibility to overthrow a tyrannical government.
John Locke
What was the compromise that combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
Connecticut Compromise
Term to describe one branch of government limiting the power of the other branches.
What does Article 4 to the U.S. Constitution talk about?
Powers granted to the states, how new states can be admitted into the union.