Enlightenment
A philosopher who believed in what he called natural law.
John Lock
Define Rule of Law.
the method of governing in which government leaders must follow written laws
The first paragraph of the Constitution
The Preamble
Name the three types of authoritarian government.
monarchy, oligarchy,autocracry
A type of socialism in which the government controls all aspects of the economy
communism
Wrote declaration of Independence and referred to natural law as inalienable rights.
Thomas Jefferson
Rule #1, protects citizens from ...
arbitrary and abusive uses of government
This document was signed in 1215by King John and the barons
The Magna Carta
What is a monarchy?
single ruler, unlimited power passed down through the family, divine right to rule,
The most famous direct democracy in history was in this city
Athens, Greece
The theory of agreement is called
social contract
Rule #2 No individual is
above the law
In 1620 the separatists colonists signed this agreement to govern their new colony
The Mayflower Compact
Define oligarchy.
a small group of people holds unlimited power, emerge from monarchies when monarch is weak, control vast wealth of state's wealth and land
Define representative democracy.
The form of government where citizens elect people to make laws and set policies.
The colonies rebelled against Great Britain because they believed GB had broken its.......
social contract
Rule #3 Laws must be...
fair and moral
In 1776, this British immigrant and journalist wrote a pamphlet that flued the revolution in the colonies
Thomas Paine
This type of government is also called a dictatorship.
autocracy
What are the three different types of governments?
unitary, confederate, federal
What were Thomas Jefferson's inalienable rights?
Life, Liberty, the Pursuit of Happiness
Rule of law can be traced back to ...
Ancient Greece and Mesopotamia
This was one of the first written government documents in what would become the United States
The Mayflower Compact
What is the socialism?
A political and economic system in which governemtn or groups of workers control most of the resources and property.
What are the difference between the confederate and federal governments
confederate government is a government in which most power is spread among the states; federal government is a government in which power is shared between the central government and the regional government