Government Principles
This principle means that everyone, including leaders, must obey the law.
What is Rule of Law?
This group in Athens was made up of citizens who voted directly on laws.
What is the Assembly?
This document limited the king’s power and established that the king must obey the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
This thinker believed people are born with natural rights including life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This idea says government gets its authority from the people.
What is consent of the governed?
This idea says government power is restricted by laws and a constitution.
What is limited government?
This body prepared laws and helped run the daily government of Athens.
What is the Council of 500?
This colonial agreement established self-government in Plymouth Colony.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This philosopher believed people in the state of nature were selfish and needed a strong ruler.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This theory explains that people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection and order.
What is the social contract?
This principle guarantees fair treatment and fair legal procedures.
What is Due Process?
This Athenian institution allowed citizens to serve as jurors in legal cases.
What is the People's Court?
This alliance united several Native American nations under one government to maintain peace.
What is the Iroquois Confederacy?
This Enlightenment thinker argued for separation of powers in government.
Who is Montesquieu?
This term describes life before governments existed.
What is state of nature?
This term describes citizens participating in running their government.
What is self government?
Unlike the United States, Athens used this type of democracy where citizens voted directly on laws.
What is a direct democracy?
The Iroquois Confederacy used this method to make important decisions among nations.
What is consensus?
This writer argued that women should receive equal education and opportunities.
Who is Wollstonecraft?
Voltaire strongly supported this freedom.
What is freedom of speech/religion?
These are freedoms and protections that belong to people
What are individual rights?
Both Athens and the United States share this democratic idea.
What is voting, civic participation, self-government?
The Mayflower Compact is an example of this idea because colonists agreed to govern themselves.
HINT- It is not self-government
What is consent of the governed?
This thinker believed governments get their power from the people and supported the social contract.
Who is Rousseau?
Beccaria believed punishments should be fair and that torture should not be used. He influenced this part of modern government.
What are fair trials/rights of the accused/ the 6th amendment/8th amendment?