Philosophers
Which philosophers thoughts of the social contract first?
What is Thomas Hobbes
All power held in the central government
What is the unitary government
this power is expressed in the constitution
enumerated powers
Which English document establish the rule of law
magna carta
3/5 slaves would be counted toward population and taxation
3/5 compromise
Who believed in life, liberty, and property?
Who is John Locke?
All the power held in the states
Confederate government
This power belongs to the state
reserved powers
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring independence from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
•The government is separated in three separate branches.
separation of powers
Who is Rousseau
powers of government are divided between a central, or national, government and states government
Federal government
powers that both the national and state government have (levy taxes)
concurrent powers
A document lays out the principle of the United States government
U S Constitution
States the constitution in the law of the land
Supremacy clasue
Separations of powers (spirit of law)
Who is baron de Montesquieu
presidential government
powers denied to the national government but not state
denied powes
This English document limits the king authority and challenge the divine right theory
Petition of rights
This branch appoints judges, signs or enforce laws
executive branch
Believed in a monarch government
Who is Thomas Hobbes
the legislative and judicial branch are together in the form of government
parliamentary government
examples of this type of power can build roads, and prohibit discrimination
implied powers
This document was written after the American revolution to establish powers for a new national government
Articles of Confederation
This paper was written by the federalist to support the ratification of the constitution
Publius