Early America
The fight for independence that ended in 1783...
What is the Revolutionary War?
Participates in decision making in a direct-democracy...
Who are citizens?
Absence of a formal government or ruling authority...
Anarchy
Leaders get their power from who/what according to Divine Right Theory...
What is God/religion?
People elect representatives who adopt laws and make decisions on their behalf.
What is an indirect democracy?
Delegates who approved the Declaration of Independence...
Second Continental Congress
Describes a representative government...
What is a political system in which citizens of a country or other political entity vote for representatives to handle legislation?
Dictatorships are characterized by...
What is limited political freedom and lack of checks and balances?
Evolutionary Theory says...
What is states gradually emerged from earlier forms of political organization as societies evolved and populations grew?
Author of "Common Sense"
Who is Thomas Paine?
An agreement that bound the signers to obey the government and legal system established in Plymouth Colony...
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The power of government is limited by the Constitution, and each branch is limited in what it can do...
What is a limited government?
Holds power in an Oligarchy...
What is small group of people?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: States emerged through the conquest and subjugation of weaker groups by more powerful groups according to this theory...
What is Force Theory?
Enlightenment thinkers believed in...
What is republicanism?
Influenced the development of the American government institutions...
What are Enlightenment period/thinkers?
Bicameral and unicameral refers to which branch of government...
What is legislative branch?
Leaders are decided in a republic by...
What is being elected?
Individuals agree to what according to Social Contract Theory...
What is form a state and submit to its authority in exchange for protection and the benefits of organized society?
Examples of a republic...
...
It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority...
What is the Magna Carter?
A social system characterized by a hierarchical structure in which land is owned by a small ruling class and is worked by peasants in exchange for protection and other services...
What is feudalism?
Laws are based off of who/what in a Theocracy...
What is religious leaders/religion?
The key philosophers of the foundation of America...
Who are Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech...
What is the English Bill of Rights?