Types of Gov
This type of Gov has one person with absolute power
What is Autocracy
Wrote "The spirit of the laws"
Who is Montesquieu?
The establishing of individual rights in the English Bill of Rights was most important in what regard
What is America used these rights as a foundation of the U.S. system of rights for citizens?
John Locke believed when we are born we have
What is Natural Rights?
This document can be seen as a persuasive argument
What is the Declaration of Independence
The Sovereign is the sole source of political power
What is Absolute Monarchy?
Believed all people were born evil and wicked
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
Reinforced idea that taxes could not be collected W/O the consent of the parliament
English Bill of Rights
The legitimacy of Gov comes from the will of the people
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The date in which the Declaration of Independence was signed
What is July 4th, 1776
A single central gov has total power over all political subdivisions
What is Unitary Government?
Believed that if the Gov did not protect natural rights, the people could overthrow them
Who is John Locke?
Signed in the year 1215, it introduced several key principles that have had a lasting impact on constitutional law and the development of democracy
what is the Magna Carta?
No one is above the law, even the king
what is Rule of Law?
What are the "unalienable rights" in the Declaration of Indepedence
What is "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness" ?
Citizens elect representatives to make decisions and pass laws on their behalf
What is Representative Democracy?
Believed Gov should be based on the will of the people
Who is Rousseau?
Give me two docs that placed limits on the powers of Gov.
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Petition of Rights
The power to "check" the power of other branches
What is Checks & Balances?
what are the three parts of the Declaration of Independence?
What is who they are, what they did, and what will they do now?
The executive and Legislative branches are one in the same
What is Parliamentary Democracy?
He believed that people should give up freedoms for order and protection
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
These three documents helped define the rights of citizens
Magna Carta, Petition of Rights, English Bill of Rights
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial are examples of
What is Separation of Powers?
Who is John Locke?