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Government with a strong central authority but local governments have no power of their own
Unitary
This country has the best example of a presidential form of government
United States
Consists of a single, self-appointed ruler who holds political control over an entire country
Autocracy
July 4, 1776. Written by Thomas Jefferson, inspired by John Locke. Included ideas about people's "natural rights"
Declaration of Independence.
Author of the Social Contract, he believed direct democracy was the best form of government
Jean Jacques Rousseau
According to the Declaration of Independence, all men are the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness
Who is the head of Parliament and head of the executive branch?
Prime Minister
Magna Carta introduced the idea of __________________
limited government
The Petition of Right challenged the Divine Right Theory and was signed by this king
King Charles I
What is the difference between a representative and direct democracy?
Representative-elected officials represent us
Direct- people are involved directly in making decisions
The Prime Minister is elected by
members of Parliament
A current example of an authoritarian form of government today
Some of the rights established by this document include no cruel and unusual punishment, no excessive bail, and the right bear to arms
Petition of RIghts
Believed that people should lay down their rights of equality and freedom to give absolute power to a sovereign
Hobbes
"... all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..."
What concept/whose concept is represented by this line?
Natural rights- John Locke
Executive and legislative branches are SEPARATE in a __________ democracy
Presidential
Which type of government would you probably need to use military force in order to achieve change?
Dictatorship
This document gave Parliament the right to free speech and debate
English Bill of Rights
Proposed dividing the government into three separate branches
Montesquieu
In order to protect their natural rights, what should citizens do if their government isn't doing its job right?
Change or overthrow it
Who elects the head of the executive branch in a Presidential Democracy
the people
An alliance of independent states usually formed for the purpose of national defense and trade
Confederal or confederation
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…..
The Dec. of Independence says governments get their power through...
the people
Name the books of Locke, Hobbes, and Montesquieu
Locke - The Second Treatise of Government
Hobbes - The Leviathan
Montesquieu - The Spirit of the Laws