Foundations of Democracy Review

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What was the Magna Carta?

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It was a document that stated that the king had to follow the same rules as everyone else. It also gave rights to free citizens.

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The Mayflower Compact

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was the first example of self-government, the colonists agreed to make their own laws to preserve the settlement

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Representative government

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a government in which people have a say by electing persons to make decisions for them

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Philosopher who believed in natural rights and a social contract in order to have government. Believed the job of government was to protect peoples’ natural rights.

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Locke

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Locke's natural rights. Everyone is born with these: Life, liberty, property, Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, money, cars, houses, work, religion, freedom

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Life, liberty, property

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The concept that people have to agree to be governed. If the government fails to protect their rights, people can revolt and abolish the government.

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Social Contract

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Philosopher who believed that government should have separation of powers and checks and balances.

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Montesquieu

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Dividing power between different branches. Each branch as a separate job, and no one branch becomes too powerful.

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Separation of powers

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The ability of branches of government to limit the power of other branches.

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Checks and Balances

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John Locke wrote that all people were born equal with certain God given rights called ______________________.

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natural rights