Ch 2 Origins of American Government

Believed in separation of powers within the government

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Jean-Jaques Rousseau

Wrote Common Sense, argued that the colonies should govern themselves

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Hobbs

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

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Jean-Jaques Rousseau

The formation of three branches of government 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 by the people 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 and that the government cannot take away rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• limited government

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• social contract

System in which the people govern themselves and vote on every matter by a show of hands or a roll call.

• democracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• limited government

Type of government in which the people rule by voting, either directly or by choosing those who represent them

• democracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• social democracy

System in which the people choose their leaders to govern themselves - this is the type government of the U.S.

• democracy

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• social democracy