Democratic Documents
A document Written by the Pilgrims to govern themselves while in new territory
What is the Mayflower Compact?
An English Philosopher that believed in the Social Contract theory, and that rulers and their subjects are both necessary.
Who is Hobbes?
They hold the power in Democracy
The People
A document written by the Colonists to break away from the English Monarch
What is the Declaration of Independence?
English Philosopher that advocated for Women's Rights and their education
Who is Wollstonecraft?
The Ancient Government that first practiced Democracy
Greece
Document written by English Barons to limit the King's unchecked power
What is the Magna Carta?
An English Philosopher that believed in the Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property.
Who is Locke?
All men are created _______according to the Declaration of Independence
Equal
The Ancient Greeks used this system to select their legislators
A Lottery
A document written by George Mason that became the basis of the United States Declaration of Independence
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
A French Philosopher that critiqued Christianity and believed in the separation of Church and State.
Who is Voltaire?
John Locke argues that these laws/rights are given to people at birth
Natural Laws
The idea that people should give up some freedoms for the protection of their rights
Social Contract
A short form writing used to persuade fellow colonists to think against the Monarchy
What is Common Sense?
A French Philosopher with the idea of the Separation of Powers
Who is Montesquieu
He is Considered to be the Father of American Democracy
Thomas Jefferson
These Countries do not practice a separation of church and state
Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Mauritania, and Vatican City.