PHILOSOPHERS
Who thought people were basically mean and awful, so ALL rights need to be given to the government for protection.
Hobbes
Which term means the government cannot violate the rights of the people?
Rule of Law
Who holds the power in an OLIGARCHY?
A small group of wealthy, powerful people.
Who holds the power in a democracy?
The people
Who said people have natural rights (life, liberty, property) and the power in government. If the government doesn’t protect us, we can overthrow them.
Locke
What term means that we give up some rights so that we can get protection from the government?
Social Contract Theory
Who holds the power in a DICTATORSHIP/ AUTOCRACY/ TOTALITARIAN/ AUTHORITARIAN government?
One person
Which type of democracy has two separate groups — one for making the laws and one for enforcing them.
Presidential Democracy
What were the natural rights Locke thought all people were born with?
Life, liberty, property
Who votes in a REPUBLIC?
Any eligible citizens
Which LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT holds the power in a CONFEDERACY?
(national, state, or shared)
Confederacy = STATES
Which type of democracy has one group that both makes and enforces the laws?
Parliamentary Democracy
Who believed the government should be run by the people?
Roussea
What word refers to the relationship between different levels of government?
FEDERALISM
Which LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT holds the power in a FEDERAL government?
(national, state, or shared)
FEDERAL = shared
What is it called when a government divides power between three branches and each branch checks the power of the other ones?
Separation of Powers
Who described the separation of powers in a government?
Montesquieu
What term means the government’s authority is created by the people?
Which level of government has the power in a UNITARY government?
(national, states, shared)
Unitary = NATIONAL
What do we call the letter colonists wrote to England stating that they were no longer part of the English government?
Declaration of Independence