Enlightenment Ideas
A theory created by John Locke that says all people are born with the rights to life, liberty, and property.
What is natural law?
This document communicated the ideas for independence and made it easy for to understand for everyday colonists.
What is Common Sense?
Where the government gets its power.
What is "We the People"?
"The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America"
What is no central leadership or executive branch?
"Nobody is above or below the law"
What is rule of law?
A contract between the people and the government.
What is social contract?
Newspaper editorials that focused on freedom of expression.
What is Cato's Letters?
The statement that establishes the constitution as law.
What is "do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America"?
"The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution"
What is required unanimous consent to change the Articles of Confederation
Both Congress and the Florida government have a series of books they have passed. Judges and courts will use these laws to determine the outcome of a case in court.
What is statutory law?
This person said the only way for government to work properly is to break it up into 3 branches.
Who is Baron De Montesquieu?
An official agreement made by two or more parties. This document developed the idea of self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The goal and purpose of government is to make things better for all.
What is "in Order to form a more perfect Union"?
"The Congress shall have Power...To regulate Commerce foreign Nations, and among the several States"
What is no power to regulate trade?
Laws involving disagreements between citizens.
What is civil law?
The idea of shared powers between the national government and state governments.
What is federalism?
The main purpose of this document gave our founding fathers the idea of limited government.
What is the Magna Carta?
The goal and purpose of government is to protect the country from other countries or people that might try to harm us.
What is "provide for the common defence"?
"The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises...."
What is no power to tax?
The Constitution is the Supreme law of the land. Judges and courts will use the Constitution to determine what the law is.
What is Constitutional Law?
An agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws.
What is consent of the governed?
This document expanded the rights of the people and limited the rights of the king.
What is the English Bill of Rights?
The goal and purpose of government is to make a fair and honest system.
What is "establish Justice"?
"he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed"
What is no power to enforce its laws?
When a judge makes a decision on a case, that case can be used in the future to decide a similar case. Also known as precedent.
What is case law?