Types of Gov
type of gov where ONE person is in charge
Autocracy
Believes that every one needs a ruler
Hobbes
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independece?
telling Britain that the US is going to be its own country
Define anarchy.
when no one is in control and there is not government
what are the 3 natural right Locke advocated for?
life, liberty, property
What is the Bill of Rights? (1791)
an oppressive government enforced by military
Dictatorship
What did Voltaire care the most about?
freedom of speech and religion
What was the purpose of the Constitution? (1787)
create a government with equal national and state power, "supreme law of the land"
Define representative democracy
when representatives are elected to represent groups of people in government
believed heavily in direct democracy (everyone voting on every single issue)
Rousseau
What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation? (1777)
A plan that allowed the states to work together
type of government where a small group of people are in charge
Oligarchy
What was Montesquieu's main idea?
to have government separated into 3 branches
what are the 5 rights listed in the first amendment?
freedom of speech, assembly, press, religion, criticize the government