Vocab 1
Democracy
A government in which citizens hold the power to rule
Direct Democracy
a form of democracy in which the people vote first hand
Name one of the first enlighteners
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron
What form of government does America have?
Representative Democracy
Representative Democracy
A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
Republic
A representative democracy where citizens choose their lawmakers
Explain how the thinking behind the enlightened thinkers changed as time progressed
Varied answers: mention progression of rights given to people or separation of power
How can a legislature restrain a monarch and establish limited government?
Pass laws that restrict the monarch's power
Limited Government
The principle that a ruler or a government is not all powerful
Legislature
A group of people that make laws
What two ancient democracies helped shape the system of government we have today?
Greek and Roman
How do direct democracy and representative democracy differ?
Direct - they rule themselves
Representative - they choose others to rule them
Social Contract
An agreement among people in a society with their government
Natural Right
A freedom people possess relating to life, liberty and poverty
How did lawmaking in Jamestown differ from lawmaking in Plymouth?
Jamestown had representatives; Plymouth had the Mayflower compact which was direct
How did Locke refer to natural rights?
"All people were born equal with certain God-given rights"
Cash crop
A crop produced mainly for sale
Economy
a system for making choices about ways to use scarce resources to make and distribute goods and services for needs and wants
How did the writings of John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu influence ideas about government in what became the United States?
By introducing ideas about equality, natural rights and a social contract between the people and the government.
What was one of the first social contracts?
Mayflower compact