Intro. to American Government

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What is government?

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An institution in which leaders exercise power to create and enforce laws affecting the people under its control.

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What is limited government?

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Idea that a government's power is not absolute.

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What is a representative government?

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Government in which the people elect delegates to represent them in government and makes laws and conduct government.

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Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the idea of "Natural Rights"?

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John Locke

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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?

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Thomas Hobbes

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Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government power should be separated?

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Montesquieu

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____________ is the idea that the government receives its power from the people.

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popular sovereignty

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Direct Democracy

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A phrase that represents decisions where citizens pass laws directly, without using representatives.

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Representative democracy or a republic

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A government in which all citizens have the right to vote and in which the government's power is limited by a constitution.

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Divine Right

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The belief that God grants authority to a government