Founding Ideas
Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law.
What is Equality of Mankind?
When the government is not doing a good job at governing us we can abolish and alter it.
What is Limited Government?
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and influenced by Lockes ideas.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Influenced the Constitution with his ideas of Natural rights and the Social Contract Thoery.
Who is John Locke?
Separation of Powers
What is the Constitution, Article, I, II, III.
Everyone has the right to exercise their own religious beliefs.
What is Protection of Religious Liberty?
The power that the branches of in order to keep each branch balanced.
What is Checks and Balances?
This document was influenced by the idea of separation of powers/checks and balances.
What is the Constitution?
He is considered the Father of the Constitution.
Who is James Madison?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The idea of having three separate branches of government OR legislative, executive, judicial branches.
What is Separation of Powers?
What is Consent of the Governed?
This document took away and limited certain rights from the King and established a parliament.
What is The Magna Carta?
Created the idea of the Separation of Powers.
Who is Montesquiue?
Limited Government
What is the Constitution and decleration of Independence?
The government does NOT have unlimited powers.
What is Limited Government?
When the colonist gave up some of their individual freedoms in return for government protection.
What is the Social Contract Theory?
Puritans agreed to laws that will be followed by everyone and make sure that the new government will serve the common good.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The creator of Common Sense.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Freedom of religion.
What is Bill of Rights or Amendment I in the Constitution?
It is the correct legal procedures, and fairness of the law.
What is Due Process of the Law?
No-one, not even government officials are above the law.
What is Rule of Law?
This expanded the rights of the Parliament and the people and limited the rights of the king.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
Believed that if we had a "State of Nature" we would have chaos.
Who is John Locke?
due process
What is the Constitution, Amendment 5/14?