British colonies
People provided for their own needs
What is self sufficient?
A condition in which no governments or laws existed at all
What is the state of nature?
Government where the citizens have the power to govern.
What is Republican government?
The power of the government is not given to any one branch.
What is the separation of powers?
There are limits on the powers of the person or group running the government.
What is Constitutional government?
Sold their labor in exchange for the cost of the trip from Europe to the colonies.
People want to survive and be safe from threats
What is life?
That which is good for the community as a whole.
What is the common good?
Has the power to make laws
What is the Legislative branch?
A government of unlimited power
What is autocratic or dictatorial government?
Political leaders of the colonies
Who were the founders?
People want to be free as possible
What is Liberty?
A person elected to act to act and speak for others
What is a representative?
Has the power to carry out and enforce laws.
What is the executive branch?
Form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler such as a king or queen.
What is a Monarchy?
People want to own things that are necessary to survive
What is property?
Both citizens and their leaders were willing to set aside their private interests and personal concerns for the common good.
What is civic virtue?
Has the power to manage conflicts about the meaning, application and enforcement of laws.
What is the Judicial branch?
To agree with others to create and live under a government and give power to the government to enforce laws.
what is social contract?
Has the power to manage conflicts about the meaning, application, and enforcement of laws.
What is the judicial branch?