
Intro. to American Government
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Social Studies
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10th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is government?
Back
An institution in which leaders exercise power to create and enforce laws affecting the people under its control.
2.
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What is limited government?
Back
Idea that a government's power is not absolute.
3.
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What is a representative government?
Back
Government in which the people elect delegates to represent them in government and makes laws and conduct government.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the idea of "Natural Rights"?
Back
John Locke
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract" theory, in which people give up certain freedoms in order to have a government?
Back
Thomas Hobbes
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government power should be separated?
Back
Montesquieu
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
____________ is the idea that the government receives its power from the people.
Back
popular sovereignty
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