Types of Government
Form of government where a King or Queen has total power
What is Monarchy
Enlightenment Thinker that proposed the ideas of Natural Rights
Who is John Locke?
Document that stated our separation from England.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Form of government where people elect small groups to govern on their behalf
What is Representative Democracy?
In his book "The Spirit of Law" this man wrote about the importance of separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
An institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies
What is government?
Form of government where individual citizens are involved in deciding each decision
Direct Democracy
French writer who wrote about the benefits of the Separation of Church and State
Who is Voltaire?
Provide for the common defense, guarantee civil rights, promote the general welfare of citizens, etc.
What are the purposes of government?
Form of Government where power is held by a small group of people
Oligarchy
Believed that people Need a strong monarch to maintain order, people are naturally wicked
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Became the model for the Bill of Rights.
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights?
Absence of Government
What is anarchy?
Believed government is an agreement between ruler and people, Social Contract
Who is Jean Jaques Rousseau?
Word for an oligarchy where military leaders rule the country.
What is Junta?