Big Ideas
This Big Idea means that people can make decisions on how their government should work.
Self-Government
This document limited the power of the king and protected the rights of the nobility.
Magna Carta
A group of elected colonists who made laws and taxes in the colonies.
Colonial Assembly
This philosopher believed humans are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler.
Who is at the top of the colonial government diagram?
The Crown / Monarch
The idea that everyone, including leaders, must follow the law.
Rule of Law
This English document expanded rights and further limited the power of the king.
English Bill of Rights
a set of rights all human beings share: life, liberty, property
Natural Rights
This philosopher believed people have natural rights that government must protect.
Locke
True / False: The colonists had representation in Parliament
False
This Big Idea is the belief that people have freedoms the government cannot take away.
Rights
This document was written by colonists to create a quick government focused on the general good.
Mayflower Compact
decisions about a case are made by the people
Trial by jury
This philosopher believed people do not hand over their rights to a ruler, instead they sign a social contract with their community and follow the general will.
Rousseau
Who had the final approval on laws?
Royal Governor
The idea that government powers should be divided so that one branch does not become too powerful.
Separation of Power
These letters encouraged people to fight against corruption and for freedom of expression.
Cato's Letters
citizens elect representatives to run the government for them
Republic
Describe the state of nature, as Rousseau believes it exists.
Peaceful, simple, everyones needs are met
Which group is elected by the colonists?
Colonial Assembly
This Big Idea says people have the right to fair and reasonable laws and that officials must treat everyone the same.
Due Process
Which document said “No free man shall be taken or imprisoned… save by the lawful judgment of his peers”?
Magna Carta
everyone has a right to everything; no rules, no one in charge
State of Nature
Choose two political philosophers and describe one disagreement they have about the social contract.
Who acted as the highest court in each colony?
The Royal Governors Council