Enlightenment
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that all people have natural rights (life, liberty, and property) that should be protected by government?
What is John Locke
or What is Locke
Principle that all people, including those who govern like the President, have to follow the law. No one is above the law.
What is Rule of Law
The city known as the birthplace of democracy
What is Athens
or What is Athens Greece
In which type of government is power ideally held by the people and their elected representatives?
What is a Republic
or What is a Representative Democracy
King John was forced by his nobles to sign this document limiting the Kings (government) power and giving basic rights to the citizens.
What is the Magna Carta
What did our Founders get from Baron de Montesquieu’s key belief about power in the government?
What is 3 Branches of Government
What is a word for cruel and oppressive government or rule that abuses the people?
What is tyrant
or What is Tyranny
The form of government in Ancient Greece where the people voted on the laws themselves.
What is Direct Democracy
Every human being is entitled to these God given rights (life, liberty, and property) regardless of the government
What is natural rights
This document was signed by the Pilgrims in Plymouth Massachusetts before disembarking from their ship to set up self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact
This person is famous for the idea of dividing government power into branches so no one branch became too powerful. This idea influenced our Founding Fathers to divide our government into 3 branches.
What is Montesquieu or
What is Baron de Montesquieu or
What is Mosquito (nickname)
The division of authority among the three branches of government (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) is called
What is Separation of Powers
Ancient Athens helped create this concept where “the people” get involved in governing by voting which is called civic _______________
What is civic participation
This document is a plan for government stating the rules of what government can and cannot do.
What is a Constitution
The principle that the government can only do what the Constitution allows it to do. This principle was first established by the Magna Carta.
What is Limited Government
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both wrote about this agreement people have with their governments where they agree to be loyal to the government and follow the laws as long as the government protects them and their rights. This is known as?
What is social contract
Which of the following principles requires the government to follow procedures to protect citizens rights and ensure they receive fair treatment by the government?
What is due process
Ancient Rome had this type of government similar to the United States where the people elected officials to make the laws for them.
What is Representative Democracy or
What is a Republic
One difference between the United States Constitutional Republic and Ancient Greece, is that Ancient Greece was more of a
What is a direct democracy
Thomas Paine is famous for writing this pamphlet encouraging colonists to rise up against England and start their own country.
What is Common Sense
What did the Enlightenment thinkers like John Lock and Baron de Montesquieu influence through their writings.
What is America's Constitutional Republic
or What is The Declaration of Independence
or What is the Constitution
or What is the US government
What type of government means rule by the wealthy few?
What is Oligarchy
A king or queen ruling the government is known as a
What is a Monarch or Monarchy
In Greece, the people got to vote on laws. Who (what branch) makes national laws for the United States?
What is the Legislative Branch
or What is Congress
This document was passed by the English Parliament giving British citizens formal rights to things like free speech, trial by jury, right to due process etc.
What is English Bill of Rights