Knowing Knowledge
This word means the study of knowledge and was a leading concept during The Enlightenment
Philosophy
In the Magna Carta, this big idea was used within the US Constitution as it established the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, giving checks and balances to each branch
Limited Government
This 1215 document, signed by King John of England, limited the power of the king and introduced the idea that everyone — even the ruler — must follow the law.
Magna Carta
Ancient civilization that governed by the people (democracy). Citizens voted on all laws themselves in The Assembly and served on juries
Ancient Greece
This is a person who owes loyalty to a government and is entitled to its protection.
Citizen
Social Contract
Consent of the Governed
Life, Liberty, Property
Purpose of Government
John Locke
The main idea from the Mayflower Compact, which was a main point in the Declaration of Independence and then used in the US Constitution with the line "We the People"
Self Government
English nobles wrote this document in 1689, giving Parliament more power than the monarchy and guaranteed rights like fair trials and protection from cruel punishment.
English Bill of Rights
A republic was this civilization's calling-card. The consuls and assemblies made up their government with laws being written on Twelve Tables
Ancient Rome
In this system, independent states join together for a common purpose but keep most of their own power — a structure used under America’s first governing document.
Confederal System
Dividing power into 3 branches
Legislative (Makes Laws) Executive (Enforces Laws) Judicial (Interprets Laws)
Checks & Balances
Montesquieu
These fundamental freedoms and protections guaranteed to each person were big ideas from several of the founding documents including the Magna Carta, Common Sense, and the English Bill of Rights.
(Individual) Rights
Before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts, English Puritans got together and agreed to create their own government with laws that were followed by all and served the common good
Mayflower Compact
This group in ancient Athens was made up of 500 citizens chosen by lot to prepare laws and help run daily government business, showing one of the earliest examples of citizen participation in government.
Council of 500
In this form of government is sometimes established after a military junta, and military leaders take over governing rather than all citizens or a single leader.
Oligarchy
People form a social contract
The Government has to follow "the will of the people" when making decisions
Democracy is the best form of government
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
An idea from Thomas Paine's Common Sense that reflected King George's taxes and laws that only applied to colonists and not all British subjects. This was a key point in both Declaration of Independence the the US Constitution.
Rule of Law
Open your eyes!!!!
A colonist pushing revolution wrote this pamphlet, trying to convince others to support the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
This ancient influence came from religious texts and talked about morality (right & wrong), ethical ideas of justice, and every person had individual worth.
Judeo-Christian Traditions
Communism is an economic system calls for government ownership of major industries to promote equality, but in some countries it led to leaders taking total control, turning the system into a ______________.
People are selfish and can't be trusted
Wrote Leviathan
Said the only government was an absolute monarchy
Thomas Hobbes
This big idea was found in the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights, ensuring that the government must follow fair legal procedures and provided the right to trial by jury.
Due Process
Thomas Jefferson took many of the big ideas from each Founding document to write this American Founding Document where he pushed a new idea of "natural rights" and listed colonial grievances
Declaration of Independence
From this Roman value, meaning “love of one’s country,” Americans inherited the belief that citizens have a duty to serve and protect their nation.
Civic Participation (Duty)
In this government system, the executive and legislative branches are closely connected, and the prime minister can lose power if they lose the support of the majority party.
Parliamentary System