Lesson 1
Why didn't the founding fathers want a democracy?
They feared that it would result in a tyranny
What did the Roman Republic promote?
Promoting the common good and doing what's best for society.
Who signed the Magna Carta?
King John
What did English colonies originate with?
Charters
Define popular sovereignty
The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.
Where did the founding fathers learn about the government?
By reading about history, philosophy, and their own experience
Which English philosophers thought that political philosophy needed a fresh start?
Tomas Hobbes and John Locke
What were the two representative models King Edward created?
House of Lords
House of Common
What colonies were established by royal charters?
Massachusetts & Maryland
Why did the Colonists resist British control?
-New trade restrictions meant they would lose money.
What is one thing that a higher law does?
-Establishes limitations on how those government can use their power
-sets forth basic rights of citizens
-Establishes the responsibility of the government to protect those rights
-Could only be changed with the consent of all citizens and according to the well-established procedures.
What is the idea of classical republicanism?
Placing the needs of people as a community above individual liberty and self-determination.
How did the Habeas Corpus act 1679 help British subjects?
It allowed them to apply for a legal document called a writ of habeas corpus.
Define rule of law
Rule of law is a principle under which all persons and government must obey the law, nobody is above it.
What was the Quartering Act?
An act that forced American colonists as well as colonial governments to provide and pay for feeding and shelter for any troops stationed in their colony.
Who mainly suffered from direct democracy?
The community and the minority
What did people begin to place more importance on during the Renaissance?
People began to place more importance on the individual rather than their status
What did the British constitution consist of?
Consists of common laws, important acts of parliament, and political customs and traditions.
Provide info about colonial legislators
-Required to live in the district they represented.
-Usually served shorter terms
-When it came to voting colonial legislators offered voters a choice of competing candidates for office.
How did the Intolerable Acts affect the colonists?
After the incident of the Boston Tea Party the "Colonists" were affected by the Intolerable Acts passed on by the British government making it so that the Boston Harbor closed to all trades.
What lessons did the founding fathers learn?
-government should not serve the people, not be the master of the people
-a constitution should limit government
What were the five languages that the bible was printed in during the Protestant Reformation?
English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish
What was the goal of the Barons when writing the principle of basic rights?
Their goal was to establish a way to secure redress of grievance, or compensation for a loss or wrong done to them.
What is the Massachusetts Body of Liberties?
A document originally published in 1641, is the first legal code established by European colonists in New England and was composed of a list of liberties, rather than restrictions, and intended for use as guidance for the General Court of the time.
What occurred on June 12, 1776?
Virginia became the first state to adopt a declaration of rights. It expressed the people's understanding of their fundamental , inalienable rights and the idea that people create government to protect those rights.