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Types of Govts
Limits on Govt
Philosophers
Miscellaneous
Branches of Government
100
This type of government allows the people to participate by electing officials to make decisions on their behalf.
What is a Representative Democracy
100
A country's rulebook.
What is a Constitution?
100
This philosopher said that each person has natural rights that can never be taken away.
Who is John Locke?
100
The first government of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
100
Branch of the President.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
One leader gains power through a violent uprising.
What is a Dictator?
200
Each person or group of people has equal protection under the law.
What is Minority Rights?
200
He said we enter into a social contract, in which we give up some freedoms in order to live safer lives.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
200
This document shows the first time a government by the people was established in the New World.
What is the Mayflower Compact? It created a "civil body politik".
200
The branch of Congress (the House of Representatives and the Senate).
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
A king or queen rules the country.
What is a monarchy?
300
This limit on government says that no one is above the law.
What is Rule of Law?
300
This philosopher believed that dividing power of government into branches, would make governments more successful.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
300
This are rights that can never be taken away.
What are Unalienable Rights?
300
The branch of the Supreme Court.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
Rule by a few elite or wealthy citizens.
What is an Oligarchy?
400
The people give the government permission to operate- usually by voting.
What is Consent of the Governed.
400
Rousseau said all people should be committed to the _______________, even if it means sacrificing our personal interests.
What is the General Will or Common Good?
400
The group of people that wanted to ratify the new Constitution that created a stronger central government.
Who are the Federalists?
400
This branch can declare war.
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
A government led by a religious leader who believes his power comes from God.
What is a Theocracy?
500
Responsibilities and power of government is divided among different groups.
What is Separation of Power?
500
Blackstone believed that all laws and government should be rooted in what book?
What is the Bible?
500
The group of people that cast the states' votes for President.
What is the Electoral College?
500
This branch interprets the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?