Systems of Government
This system of government divides powers between a central (or national) government and several lower levels of government
Federal
What group of people forced King John to sign the Magna Carta
Feudal barons
What theory states that people give up certain rights or freedom in exchange for protection and basic needs from their state?
Social Contact Theory
What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence?
Preamble, Declaration of Natural Rights, List of Grievances, Resolution of Independence
Institutions and processes through which public policies are made for a society
Government
This system of government has a religious leader who rules in the name of God or a god
Theocracy
The Magna Carta established that the power of the ___ was not absolute
Who wrote the Leviathan (1651)?
Thomas Hobbes
What does the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence do?
Explains why the Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Why did John Hancock sign his name so largely on the Declaration of Independence?
So that King George could see it all the way from England
In this system of government, the legislative and executive powers are joint
Parliamentary
In 1628, King Charles I requested more money from Parliament for war. What did Parliament force the King to sign in exchange for that money?
Petition of Right
What kind of right cannot be given up, even with consent?
Unalienable rights
Which part of the Declaration said this: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
Declaration of Natural Rights
What economic system does the U.S. follow?
Capitalism
In a democracy, these people have the power
People
Petition of Right, 1628
Locke believed that the people should ___ if their government was not holding up their end of the social contract
Revolt
What purpose did the List of Grievances serve?
It listed the colonists' complaints with England, specifically blaming King George III
Which foundational document was also known as the Great Charter?
The Magna Carta
In this form of democracy, the minority groups are specifically protected from the majority group through laws
Republic
Which document reiterated the ideas found in the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right?
English Bill of Rights, 1698
Which philosopher introduced the idea of three branches of government with a system of checks and balances?
Charles Montesquieu
What is the main idea of the Declaration of Independence?
Governments should be based on the consent of the governed
What protections are granted to you through the 1st Amendment?
Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, Religion