Vocabulary - Origins of American Government

believed in separation of powers in the government

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

wrote Common Sense, argued that the colonies should govern themselves

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

believed that man should have the basic rights of life, liberty, and property

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

three branches of government that were formed so that no one part of the government became too powerful

• limited government

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• social contract

rights that the government cannot take away such as life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

• limited government

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• social contract

an agreement in which the people agree to give up some freedom in exchange for the government's protection of people's rights

• limited government

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• social contract

the idea that power of the government can no longer be all-powerful rights and that the government cannot take away such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• limited government

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• social contract

a system in which the people govern themselves and vote on every matter

• democracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

a type of government in which the people rule by voting whether directly or for those to represent them

• democracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

a system in which the people choose their leaders to govern themselves - this is the type gov't of the U.S.

• democracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy