Constitution Flashcard

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Which political philosopher came up with the idea of the Social Contract Theory?

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Jean Jaques Rousseau

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Which political philosopher came up with the idea of the Natural Rights of Man?

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John Locke

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Which political philosopher came up with the idea of Separation of Powers?

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Baron de Montesquieu

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The principle that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the people.

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Popular sovereignty

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Government and its officials are not above the law.

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Rule of Law

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The government may do only those things which the people (through their representatives) have given it power to do.

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Limited Government

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The powers of the government need to be divided evenly among three branches

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Seperation of Powers

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System of government in which powers are divided between the national (federal) government, state, & local governments

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Federalism

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System of overlapping the powers of the three branches to allow each branch to check the actions of the others

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Checks and Balances

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Which branch of government has the ability to MAKE laws?

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Legislative