Enlightenment Thinkers
Locke's natural rights were: Life, Liberty and...
What is property?
The name for the Haudenosaunee given by the French?
What is the Iroquois?
This was the type of government the Greeks used in Athens
What is a direct democracy?
This document passed in 1215 introduces concepts of limited government, rule of law, and due process. It led to the creation of Parliament
What is the Magna Carta?
This Philosopher thought that people in a state of nature are violent, greedy, and brutish. They therefore needed a strong absolute Monarch to protect them.
Who is Hobbes?
The present day state that the Haudenosaunee lived in
What is New York?
This is the type of government used in Rome before the Authoritarian rule of the Caesars
What is a Republic?
What is the Mayflower compact?
This Philosopher believed that a government should have multiple branches that would balance each other out and provide checks on power
Who is Montesquieu?
These were the Hoyaneh
Men elected by Clan Mothers to represent interests of each tribe
What is the Tribal Assembly?
This government document was written by the English citizens in 1689 and it expanded the rights of Parliament and reduced the power of the King
What is the English Bill of Rights?
This Philosopher believed the people were naturally a blank slate but was corrupted by society therefore power in the government should be given to the people.
Who is Rousseau?
These are the roles of Clan Mothers (give 3 roles)
What are advising/appointing the Hoyaneh, attending the Grand Council, and removing Hoyaneh?
This judicial branch in Athens influenced the creation of the U.S. Supreme Court
What is the People's Court?
This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine presents an argument for the Colonies to declare its independence from Great Britain
This Philosopher's ideal of government was simply to protect the rights of people rather than take them away.
Who is Locke?
This is how the Grand Council functioned...(give 3 ways)
Took advice from Clan Mothers, Clan Mothers could remove Hoyaneh, to pass a law in Grand Council all 50 members must approve. Without a consensus, law can't be passed
These are the ways in which the powers in Rome were separated...(describe 3 groups)
These were a collection of newspaper articles that expressed opinions and petitioned the British government.
What were the Cato's Letters?