What is Government
State: a commonwealth; a nation; a civil power
This type of government has its citizens vote directly on every law and issue
What is a direct democracy
Both Hobbes and Locke believed the the foundation of government was rooted in this philosophical idea
What is the Social Contract
What document officially announced our independence from Great Britain
The Declaration of Independence
What were the 3 rights that were self-evident in the declaration of independence
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What is government
Government: Institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled.
This type of government has a monarch but they very little power or no political power at all
What is a constitutional monarchy
What did Hobbes believe of the state of nature
State of War (Bad)
What concerned the American colonists about the new taxes they were recieving from Britain
They had to pay these taxes without representation in the British Parliament
Which founding document lists our rights as United States Citizens
The Bill of Rights
What is authority
Authority: Right to control or direct the actions of others, legitimized by morality, custom or consent.
This type of government is ruled by one individual and this individual has control over citizen's lives
What is a dictatorship
What did Hobbes believe the people should do if the government violated their rights
Nothing, the tyranny is not worth the anarchy
What event transpired in Boston in 1770 leaving Crispus Attucks and four other men dead
The Boston Massacre
What is a right you have in the bill of rights
Speech, Bear Arms, Search and Seizures, Due Process, Trial by jury, Fair and speedy Trial, cruel and unusual punishments, Rights outside the constitution
What is Nationalism
Nationalism: A feeling of pride or passionate identification with a state on the part of its citizens
This form of government has a small group that holds all the power
what is an oligarchy
What did Locke believe the people should do if their government violated their rights
Revolt, Rebel, Revolution
What event transpired in 1773 and was an American response to a British tax on tea
the Boston tea party
What is the goal of the 10th amendment
What is Common Good
Common Good: Benefit or interest of a politically organized society as a whole
This form of government is where a god or divine figure is the ultimate authority
What is a Theocracy
What were the 3 inalienable rights according to Locke
Life, Liberty, and Property
What war was fought prior to the Revolution and contributed to the American Sense of Nationalism
The Seven Years War/The French and Indian War
What is the goal of the 5th amendment
to establish that everyone is entitled to the due process of law