John Locke & the Social Contract
Bill of rights
Types of Governments
Government and Economic Structure
Scenarios
100
Describe the term unalienable rights.
Impossible to surrender.
100
What is protected under the 1st amendment?
The 1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition.
This means that we all have the right to:
practice any religion we want to
to speak freely
to assemble (meet)
to address the government (petition)
to publish newspapers, TV, radio, Internet (press)
100
Every Government has and exercises three basic kinds of power what are these?
Legislative Power
Executive Power
Judicial Power
100
In reference to distribution of power, what type of government does America have?
Federalist.
100
A person decides to write a petition to stop a waste water treatment center from building near his/her town. What amendment are they exercising?
1st Amendment
200
John Locke said there are three unalienable rights, What are these.
Locke argued that natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property, existed in a state of nature and could not be taken away or voluntarily surrendered.
200
What is protected under the 8th amendment?
No excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
The 8th Amendment guarantees that punishments will be fair and not cruel, and that extraordinarily large fines will not be
200
What are the three dictatorships we talked about in class?
Autocracies, oligarchies, and juntas.
200
What is a Mixed Economy?
An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion.
200
SOUTH AFRICA
From 1948-1994, official policy in South Africa gave white people all the political power. Even though the majority of South Africans were black, non-whites could not influence government. White South Africans elected representatives to sit in a lawmaking body.
An Oligarchy that practices Representative democracy.
300
What does the term Liberty mean?
Liberty: to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under man's will or legislative authority, but to have only the law of nature for his rule.
300
What makes the 6th and 7th amendment different?
The 6th amendment deals with criminal trials and the 7th amendment deals with civil trials.
300
What is a Junta?
A junta is a small group of people—usually military officers—who rule a country after taking it over by force. A junta often operates much like a dictatorship, except that several people share power.
300
How is a confederation different from a federal government?
A confederation: an alliance of independent states.
Federal Government: one in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments.
300
SWITZERLAND
Citizens elect representatives to sit in two different lawmaking assemblies. But citizens also vote several times a year to decide on laws. Citizens can vote to propose their own laws or undo laws passed by their representatives. All citizens may vote directly on these laws.
Both a representative and Direct Democracy.
400
What was the name of the document John Locke wrote describing the Social Contract?
Two Treatises of Government.
400
What is the difference between the 9th and 10th amendment?
9th- All rights not stated in the Constitution and not forbidden by the Constitution belong to the people.
10th- The 10th Amendment states that any power not granted to the federal government belongs to the states or to the people.
400
Direct Democracy
400
What is another name for the Free Enterprise System?
capitalism
private enterprise system
market-based system
400
A police officer pulls you over for speeding. He has you step out of the car and then searches it. He has no warrant or probably cause. What amendment protects you from this?
4th Amendment
500
Describe the social contract and give an example of this in everyday life.
According to Locke, the people's natural rights limited the king's power. He argued that the king did not have absolute power; his role was to protect the natural rights of the citizens. If the sovereign violated these rights, the social contract was broken, and the people had the right to revolt and establish a new government.
500
Describe the difference between Civil Rights and Civil liberties.
Rights- things the government has to protect to make sure everyone is equal. Example- Title XI Laws
Liberties- Things the government cannot do to protect the rights of the citizens.
500
What are the two types of democracy we talked about in class and what makes them different?
In a representative democracy, citizens elect leaders to represent their rights and interests in government.
In a direct democracy, there are no representatives. Citizens are directly involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country.
500
Under the Law of Supply and Demand name one of the two ways in which prices can drop/decrease.
500
The government says that no one in America is allowed to wear the color blue anymore. What amendment says the government cannot do this?
9th Amendment