Enlightenment Ideas
Believed people have natural rights of life, liberty, and property, which government must protect through a "social contract".
John Locke
Limited the power of the King of England and established rule of law.
Magna Carta
No one is above the law
Rule of Law
How does rule of law affect U.S. government officials and institutions?
A. It holds government officials and institutions accountable to the law.
B. It requires government officials and institutions to create new laws.
C. It prevents government officials and institutions from making their work public.
D. It ensures government officials and institutions are exempt from laws.
A. It holds government officials and institutions accountable to the law.
The structure of federal government; 3 branches with their own powers and responsibilities.
Separation of Powers
A government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and the rights of the people while limiting the king's rights.
English Bill of Rights
What is the name of Greek city-states?
polis
What is meant by “the rule of law”?
A. the idea that people are the source of government power
B. the idea that all people, including rulers and leaders, must obey the law
C. the theory that power should be divided among three branches of government
D. the power of the courts to interpret the Constitution and other laws
B. the idea that all people, including rulers and leaders, must obey the law
Believed governments should separate its powers so each branch can check and balance the others.
Montesquieu
Document establishing the idea of self-government
Mayflower Compact
Which two influences could we find Citizen Participation?
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
How did the English Bill of Rights change the government structure of England?
A. It increased the role of a sovereign leader over.
B. It increased government spending and focused on absolute control.
C. It limited Parliament's power and increased the power of the church.
D. It limited the monarch's power to be shared with Parliament and the people.
D. It limited the monarch's power to be shared with Parliament and the people.
The agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws. The government agrees to protect their rights.
Social Contract
This document tried to convince the American colonists to become independent from England.
Common Sense
People have a right to fair and reasonable laws, government leaders must follow rules when enforcing laws and treat all people in the same way.
Due Process
According to Montesquieu, the primary reason for the separation of powers is which of the following?
A. to allow certain government officials to specialize in a particular role
B. government can operate as efficiently as possible
C. a capricious public cannot frequently change laws
D. government power is not too heavily concentrated in one branch or individual
D. government power is not too heavily concentrated in one branch or individual
The idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property. These rights can't be taken away by the government.
Natural Rights
Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights
A government by the people
Self-government
“And thus every man, by consenting with others to make one body politic under one government, puts himself under an obligation, to every one of that society, to submit to the determination of the majority, and to be concluded by it…”
— John Locke, Two Treatises on Government
The quotation above demonstrates which constitutional principle of the founding fathers?
A. separation of powers
B. common law
C. a social contract
D. natural law
C. a social contract