Vocab/terms/people
an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
Territory
Document created by colonists to show they were officially breaking off from England.
Declaration of Independence
Name at least 2 terms that could be use to describe American political culture
examples: liberty, equality, bipartisan, partys divided, etc.
The amount of people living in an area.
Population
Theory that involves people giving up certain freedoms in order to get protections from the government.
Social contract Theory
Permission from the people for a government to rule them.
Consent of the governed.
the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
government
Give an argument for why the Declaration of Independence is important to our American political system.
answers may vary
A word that can be described as meaning freedom, or freedom within a society.
Liberty
government was initially established through violence and domination.
force theory
This man was a political philosopher who wrote Leviathan. He wrote a lot about the social contact theory.
Thomas Hobbes
Supreme power or authority.
Sovereignty
Explain why consent of the governed is a large part of our American government.
answers may vary
the concept of a government limited in power.
Limited government
government evolved gradually over time, as societies grew larger and more complex.
Evolutionary Theory
An English philosopher known for being influential in the Enlightenment period. Known for his writing called the Second Treatise of Government.
John Locke
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit.
capitalism
form of government where the ruler or rulers have a lot of power.
strong government
the state comes from a god and that rulers are descended from or chosen by a god.
Divine Right Theory