Types of Government
This is a government by the people, either directly or through elected representatives
Democracy
Who came up with the idea of the Separation of Powers?
Baron de Montesquieu
an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists.
Mayflower Compact
Was the New Jersy Plan supported by Small or Large States?
Small states
The belief that all humans have the right to life, liberty and pursuit of Happiness
Natural Rights
This is a government where there is rule by a king or queen, often hereditary
Monarchy
Author of the idea of "natural rights", that all people are born with the god given right to life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
This is where people agree to be governed in exchange for protection of rights
The Social Contract Theory
The Connecticut Compromise established whcich type of legislature?
Bicameral
A political system in which power is exercised by elected leaders who work in the interests of the people.
Representative Democracy
This is a system of government where there is rule by one person or a small group with absolute power
Dictatorship
He believed that everyone should have the rights to freedom of speech and religion
Voltaire
a pamphlet to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England.
Common Sense
This was the compromise that solved the question of if enslaved people should be counted for a states population
3/5ths Compromise
The principle that government is based on clear and fairly enforced laws and that no one is above the law.
Rule of Law
This is a system of government where the ability to rule is based on religious law and leaders.
Theocracy
He believed humans in the "state of nature" lived in constant fear and conflict
Thomas Hobbes
A government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people,
English Bill of Rights
These were the group of founding fathers who called for a strong national government.
The Federalists
The idea that government should be separated into three co-equal branches
Separation of Powers
This is a system of government where the power to rule is by a small group of powerful individuals.
Oligarchy
He believed that government should represent the collective good, not individual interests
Jean-Jaques Rosseau
A government document that limited the power of the King and protected the rights of the nobility.
The Magna Carta
This group of founding fathers supported a limited government with explicit rights granted to the citizens.
Anti-Federalists
The idea that goverenment power is divided between a central governemt and several state governments
Federalism