Types of Governments
This type of government is ruled by a single person and those who speak out could be subject to violence or being thrown in prison
Autocracy/Dictatorship
This English philosopher argued that people are born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property, and that governments must protect these rights.
John Locke
This term refers to the rights that all people are believed to have naturally, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Natural Rights
This is the name of the document that removed the rule of Britain from the Colonies
Declaration of Independence
This type of Government is ruled by a King or Queen with no Constitution and the Royal Family is given power from "God"
Absolute Monarchy
This thinker wrote Leviathan and believed that in a state of nature, life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" without a strong central authority.
Thomas Hobbes
This phrase means that governments derive their power from the consent of the governed, meaning people agree to be governed. People give up some rights in order to be protected
Social Contract
This was the name of the event that left colonists dead at the hands of the British and began the push for revolution
Boston Massacre
A form of government where the people vote on each issue and topic without the help from Representatives
Direct Democracy
This term describes the hypothetical condition of humans living without government or laws, often used by philosophers like Locke and Hobbes to explain the origin of society.
State of Nature
This term describes the system of government where powers are divided among different branches to prevent any one group from becoming too powerful.
Separation of Powers
This was the name of the act that put a tax on popular items such as paper, lead, oils, etc.
Townsend Acts
A form of government where a few select, usually wealthy people are in charge of the people and the laws within their society
Oligarchy
This concept refers to the agreement among individuals to form a government and abide by its rules in exchange for protection of their rights and social order.
Social Contract
This is what the people have the right to do when their government violates their rights or becomes destructive
Revolt
This Revolutionary battle began the fighting with the shot heard round the world
Lexington and Concord
A system of government where people will vote for someone to represent their interests and create rules within their interest
Representative Democracy
Thomas Hobbes believed this is the only ruler who keep and maintain peace in a state of nature
Absolute Monarch/King
This principle means that a government's power comes from the permission and approval of the people it governs.
Consent of the Governed
This revolutionary general fought with the Green Mountain Boys and eventually became a traitor against the American Colonists
Benedict Arnold