Enlightenment
Who believed in natural rights: life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
Which principle is when people hold ultimate authority
Popular Sovereignty
Which style of government is where citizens elect officials to make decisions for them?
Representative Government
Which document guarantees freedoms like speech, petition, and religion.
U.S. Bill of Rights
A government where citizens directly vote on every law rather than electing representatives.
Direct Democracy
Which thinker believed the best government was an absolute monarchy?
Thomas Hobbes
Which principle is when government comes from the approval of the people?
Consent of the governed
What is the system where a monarch or dictator holds all of the power?
Autocracy
First U.S. government plan, but too weak to enforce laws.
Articles of Confederation
Which document allowed us to travel to the colonies sent by the king of England?
Charters of the VA Company of London
Who argued that people are corrupted by society?
Rousseau
what is it called when power is divided among branches to prevent abuse?
Separation of Powers
A system where the president is separate from the legislature and chosen by the people.
Presidential System
Which key document inspired the U.S. bill of rights by protecting freedoms?
English Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
The Bill of Rights
Which thinker promoted separation of powers?
Montesquieu
Which principle is it when people govern themselves by electing local leaders?
Self Government
A government where citizens elect leaders and representatives, but laws are based on a constitution.
Constitutional Republic
Which document established separation of church and state in Virginia?
VA Statute of Religious Freedom
What was the religious revival that encouraged questioning authority?
Great Awakening
Whose ideas most influenced the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Majority Rules, Minority Rights
In this system, the executive branch is chosen from the legislature.
Parliamentary System
Which document limited the power of the king in 1215?
Magna Carta
What was The first U.S. governing plan created after independence.
Articles of Confederation