Vocabulary
the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. Government is made up of those people who exercise its powers, all those who have authority and control over people.
Government
This person believed in the Consent of the governed
John Locke
John Locke believed that the government should tell you how much food you could buy?
False
What is a government's job?
make laws, keep people safe, provide services
Favorite Football team
Raiders
an unwritten agreement between people and their government.
social contract
This person believed in Proportional Justice
Cesare Beccaria
Rousseau believed in Natural rights
Life
Liberty
Property
False, it was John Locke
What does the Judicial branch do?
Interpret laws
Favorite Baseball team
Dodgers
A hypothetical time before governments existed where life had no laws or safety.
State of Nature
This person created the radical political theory of popular sovereignty
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The American colonists were all Catholic
False
What does the Legislative branch do?
Make laws
Favorite hobby #1
Fishing
People are born with basic rights to life, liberty, and property that no king or government can take away.
Natural rights
This person pioneered the idea that ultimate political power belongs entirely to the people.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Charles Montesquieu argued that government must be divided into different branches to prevent tyranny
True
What does the Executive branch do?
Enforce the laws
Favorite hobby #2
Golfing
What are the 3 branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branch
What 2 amendments in the Bill of Rights did Beccaria influence?
the 6th Amendment and the 8th Amendment
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is mainly known for his radical political theory of Popular Sovereignty
True
Why is it important to have 3 equally powerful branches of government?
prevents tyranny and protects individual rights by dividing power and creating a system of checks and balances.
What is my #1 favorite quote?
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou