Vocabulary 1
Restrictions on Power
Limits
Bill
John Locke was Born in this country
England
A Constitution is this for the government
A Guidebook
monarchy
Faction
This Founding Father was most influenced by his work
Thomas Jefferson
Russia
A person selected to speak for others at a meeting
Delegate
The Presidents ability to shoot down a bill passed by Congress
Veto
The key US document that was influenced most by John Locke's ideas
the US Constitution
Who must obey the idea of Higher Law
Everyone, even government officials
The concept of all laws in the US obeying the ideas of the Constitution
Higher Law
The wealthy and powerful upper class of society
Aristocrats
The Latin term that describes how a person is born as a "blank slate" before learning about the world through exprience
Tabula Rasa
To prevent the government from abuses of power
No Rules, No Government, No protection of rights
State of Nature
The style of government first tried in Ancient Rome
Republic
The People have a right to do what if the Government fails to protect their Natural Rights
Revolt
A powerful nation that has no written constitution
Saudi Arabia
A written guidebook for the government
Constitution
A government with no limits on its power
Dictatorial Government
What was John Locke's profession
Political Scientist
Hamilton, Franklin and Mason were all worried about individual taking too much of this in the new government
Power
The United States Government uses a style of government in which officials are elected by the people. (Two word phrase)
Representative Democracy
A deal between the government and the people in which some freedom is given up in exchange for safety
Social Contract
The three natural rights John Locke believed all humans were given at birth
Life, Liberty, Property
These two concepts were put in place by the Fouding Fathers to make sure that no one gained too much power in the new government (Must have both answers)
Separation of powers and Checks and Balances
The idea that the government can not intrude on certain aspects of a person's life
Private Domain
A person displays this trait when they are more concerned with the good of all in the community than themselves
Civic Virtue
The two groups in a Social Contract
The People and the Government
The number of Branches created by the Constitution
Three
The style of government used first in ancient Athens, Greece
Direct Democracy
The idea that government should be dividedinito three branches
Separation of Powers
Between Leaderland and Freeland, where did John Locke believe the best possible government would be located
In the Middle
Name all three branches of power
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Common Good
The idea that each branch has a certain amount of control over the power of the other branches of government
Checks and Balances
Who gives The People their natural rights
They are Born with them
The Supreme Court has this power to keep the other two branches under control
Declare a law unconstitutional