He first introduced the idea that government was the result of a social contract between people and their rulers.
Who is Hobbes
100
A system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches.
What is Checks and Balances.
100
The right to bear arms.
What is the Second Amendment
100
Establishes the Legislative Branch
What is Article I
100
The first paragraph of, and introduction to, the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Preamble.
200
He took the idea of a social contract between the people and their rulers a step further. His additions included the right to life itself, to liberty, and to the ownership of property produced or gained through one’s own labors.
Who is John Locke
200
A government was subject to the will of the people. It's the
What is the Social Contract Theory.
200
Interdiction of unreasonable searches and seizures; a search warrant is required to search persons or property
What is the Fourth Amendment
200
Establishes the Executive Branch
What is Article II
200
The first three words of the U.S. Constitution.
What is "We the People"
300
He argued that governments should be organized in a way that prevents any one person or group from dominating
or oppressing others. He proposed a three-branch system.
Who is Montesquieu
300
A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and smaller regional governments.
What is Federalism
300
Rights to a fair and speedy public trial, to a notice of accusations, to confront the accuser, to subpoenas, and to legal counsel
What is the Sixth Amendment
300
Concerns Relations Among the States.
What is Article IV
300
Describes the Amendment Process
What is Article V
400
This defined the rights and duties of English nobles and set limits on the monarch’s power. It also made it clear that all people, including the monarch, were subject to the rule of law.
What is the Magna Carta
400
The Bill of Rights and English Bill of Rights are examples of this principle.
What is Individual rights
400
Indictments; due process; self-incrimination; double jeopardy; rules for eminent domain
What is the Fifth Amendment
400
Establishes the Judicial Branch
What is Article III
400
The Legislative Branch is made up of these two branches.
What are the House or Representatives and the Senate.
500
Hobbes theorized that people had once lived in a state of nature in this book.
What is Leviathan
500
A system of judges and courts that is separate from other branches of government.
What is Independent judiciary
500
Bans cruel and unusual punishment, and excessive fines or bail
What is the Eighth Amendment.
500
Makes the Constitution the Supreme Law of the Land
What is Article VI
500
This branch of the U.S. Government has the right to declare war.