Democracies
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The type of government where everyone votes on every law
What is a direct democracy?
Another word for consent
What is permission?
What group of people wrote the Mayflower Compact?
Who are Pilgrims?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The Enlightenment thinker that thought of the social contract
Who is John Locke?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The people who vote on the laws in a representative democracy
What is Congress/Representatives and Senators?
Having the permission of the people to rule
What is consent of the governed?
The type of government that Jamestown had
What is a representative democracy?
The Enlightenment thinker that thought of separation of powers
In the phrase "consent of the governed," governed refers to:
The people who are being ruled over (us)
The type of government that Plymouth had
What is a direct democracy?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The Enlightenment thinker who thought of the idea that we have natural rights (life, liberty, and property), that cannot be taken away by government.
Who is John Locke?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Type of government where the people are in the government
What is self-government?
A Bill of Rights protects our ___________ ___________.
What are natural rights?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The Mayflower Compact is a _________ ____________.
What is a social contract?
The Enlightenment thinker who thought of checks and balances
Who is Montesquieu?
The type of government where people elect representatives who vote on every act
What is a representative democracy?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: A Bill of Rights is a _________ ___________.
What is a social contract?
The name of the legislative body established by Jamestown
What is the House of Burgesses?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Which document established the idea that the king is NOT above the law (Rule of Law)
What is the Magna Carta?