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TRIVIA Click for Question

Hereditary rulers with unlimited authority: Absolute Monarchs Click for: Answer and next Question

Hereditary ruler limited by a constitution and laws: constitutional monarch Click for: Answer and next Question

Power is centralized: Unitary Click for: Answer and next Question

Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness. Declaration of Independence: Click for: Answer and next Question

Where does government receive its power? Consent Of the governed Click for: Answer and next Question

Refers to middle position between having an all- powerful central gov. and a system in which the states dominate. Federalism Click for: Answer and next Question

the law applies to everyone. Rule of Law Click for: Answer and next Question

middle position bwtn central gov and one where states dominate: federalism Click for: Answer and next Question

A document that guarantees not even the king or queen was above the law. Magna Carta Click for: Answer and next Question

Who did the US achieve independence from? Great Britain Click for: Answer and next Question

What document can you find the natural rights of man in? DOI Click for: Answer and next Question

In federalism, the power to govern is Shared b/w Federal and State Gov’ts Click for: Answer and next Question

John Locke, Montesquieu, and Rousseau were all Influences that Shaped The Amer. Gov’t Click for: Answer and next Question

In the DOI, whom did the Americans indict for “repeated injuries and usurpations”? King George III Click for: Answer and next Question

What is the purpose of gov’t? Maintaining Social Order Click for: Answer and next Question

Government is the ______ ______ for a community. Ruling authoriy Click for: Answer and next Question

The philosophy of Thomas Hobbes stated that gov’t would create chaos. True or False False Click for: Answer and next Question

Without Government, life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.” Thomas Hobbes Click for: Answer and next Question

This document limited the power of the monarch and guaranteed no one was above the law. Magna Carta Click for: Answer and next Question

The origins of our form of gov’t came from what country? England Click for: Answer and next Question

This document stated: Every citizen had the right to a fair trial, that cruel and unusual punishments would be banned, and declared that members of Parliament would be freely elected English Bill Of Rights Click for: Answer and next Question

Whose political philosophy advocated a separation of powers within the gov’t. Montesquieu Click for: Answer and next Question

A written request for relief or redress can also be called a petition Click for: Answer and next Question

The DOI can be traced to the writing of which English Philosopher? John Locke Click for: Answer and next Question

The First Gov’t for the 13 original states was called: The Articles of Confederation Click for: Answer and next Question

One of the major philosophical principles in the DOI was that of: Natural Rights Click for: Answer and next Question

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? 1. Congress had no power to tax. 2. No national court system existed. 3. No single leader or group directed the gov’t Click for: Answer and next Question

What is divine right and how is it threatened by the social contract theory? Divine right is a Monarch’s right to rule by birth. They are Threatened by social Contract theory because It states the people can overthrow the government. Click for: Answer and next Question

Power is divided between national and state governments. Federalism Click for: Answer and next Question

England’s legislature is known as Parliament Click for: Answer and next Question

What are the functions of gov’t? 1.Keep Order 2.Provide Services 3.Provide security Click for: Answer and next Question

What concept is found in the Magna Carta? Limited Gov’t Click for: Answer and next Question

What are these? 1. Rights endowed by the Creator. 2. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness 3. Unalienable rights that cannot be transferred or taken away. Natural Rights Click for: Answer and next Question

A gov’t where the states have more power than a central gov’t. Confederal Click for: Answer and next Question

In Nigeria’s gov’t, power is divided between central and regional authorities. This is what type of gov’t? Federal Click for: Answer and next Question

What is a basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the gov’t voting Click for: Answer and next Question

In which system of gov’t does the legislature elect the executive leader of the gov’t? Parliamentary Click for: Answer and next Question

Great Britain’s Prime Minister is not directly chosen by the voters. True or False True Click for: Answer and next Question

A Gov’t controlled by one person or a small group of people is called: dictatorship Click for: Answer and next Question

Who wrote the DOI? Thomas Jefferson Click for: Answer and next Question

Essay Choices: You will write 2 our of 3 1 Analyze the natural rights philosophy, the social contract theory and the nature of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence. 2 Describe, in detail, the political philosophies that shaped the development of the constitutional government of the United States. Your answer should address the writings of Hobbes (Leviathan), Locke (Second Treatise on Government, and Montesquieu (The Spirit of Laws) and how they influenced the Founding Fathers.

3. Analyze the key ideas that helped shape the formation of our government. Your answer should include the ideas of limited government and rule of law, as found in Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights and the English Bill of Rights.3. Analyze the key ideas that helped shape the formation of our government. Your answer should include the ideas of limited government and rule of law, as found in Magna Carta, the Petition of Rights and the English Bill of Rights.