Philosophers
Who believes that governments are there to protect the people and the government should do everything to stay in power, that is their responsibility.
Who is Machiavelli?
What is consent of governed, democratic republic, and popular sovereignty?
Does consent of governed mean people had to agree to follow a leader, and democratic republic mean the people choose their representatives at election and popular sovereignty mean the people are the source of are the source of all political power?
What document includes king John & rebel barons to prevent the king from exploiting his powers and placed limits on his authority which also includes the king and his government people were not above the law?
Date:1215
Is this the Magna Carta?
What is the social Contract?
Is the social Contract something where people agree to give up some of their freedoms for protection and order?
What's a key characteristic of Dictatorship and autocracy?
Does Dictatorship mean when one leader has absolute control of people's lives, while autocracy means the government in which one person has all the power?
Who said We are born unalienable natural rights that cannot be taken away. "Life, Liberty, and property"
Who is John Locke?
Whats Equality and Majority rights and limited government?
Is Equality rights all men are created equal, while majority rules means people have rights that can't be taken away and limited govt. means there are rules and laws to ensure that those in charge cannot take advantage of those not in charge?
Which document has provide the same rights to colonists with individuals/groups having specific roles, first government in the new world, democracy and minority rights?
Date:1606, 1609, 1612
Is this Charters for the Virginia Company of London?
Who is involved in the social contract?
John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes?
What's a key characteristic of Direct democracy and monarchy?
Does direct democracy mean no representatives, while monarchy means a king or queen rules the country?
Who said The best form of government is a democratic republic
Who is Montesquieu?
What's the definition of Natural rights and minority rights?
Is natural rights the meaning of unalienable rights, that among these are life, Liberty, and the persuit of happiness, while Minority rights means people have rights that can be taken away?
Which document Served as a moyal for the will of rights and represented qualities of govt. that colonists wanted people to have certain rights and protected by a government that they participate in?
Principles/Philosophers: George Mason
Date is 1776
Virginia Declaration of Rights?
What do the people involved in the social contract get/give up?
They get rights and freedoms?
What's a key term for representative democracy?
citizens can elect leaders to represent their rights?
Who said people need a strong leader to watch over them, and someone strong who can get things done like a leviathan?
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
What's right to revolution and rule of law?
does right to revolution mean it is there right to overthrow the government, while rule of law means the government is bound to follow the laws just like everyone else?
Which document says to practice any religion they chose and did not punish, protected minority's rights with a date in 1786, and a philosopher named Thomas Jefferson?
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom?
What's the difference between Hobbes and Locke's view of the social contract?
Did Hobbes argue he wanted a strong leader like a king that people had to follow no matter what, while Locke believed that the people had to continue to agree to follow the leader?
What's a key term for Oligarchy and theocracy?
Is oligarchy a small group of people has all the power?And is theocracy a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority?
Who said The best government is a direct democracy, where everyone gets to vote.
Who was Rousseau?
What does popular sovereignty mean?
And what is separation of powers and why is it important?
does it mean if any form of government becomes destructive people can abolish it
And is separation of powers something that ensures that no branch has enough power to abuse the rights of the people and is it important so no one can abuse power?
what is democracy and anarchy?
Does democracy mean citizens get to hold the political power, while anarchy means nobody is in control?