Foundations of Government

This person gave us the idea of Separation of Powers

• John Locke

• Charles-Louis Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

This person gave us the idea that people would give up certain rights to a sovereign in order to secure a peaceful society.

• John Locke

• Charles-Louis Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

This person gave us the idea that if a government violated the rights of the people, they had the right to revolt and establish a new government

• John Locke

• Charles-Louis Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

This person believed that all people are born with certain unalienable rights. Life, Liberty, and Property

• John Locke

• Charles-Louis Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

This person defined the three types of government. Monarchy, Democracy, and Despotism.

• John Locke

• Charles-Louis Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

This person believed that government should be an absolute monarchy

• John Locke

• Charles-Louis Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

Rule by majority was an idea given to us by which of the following

• The Magna Carta

• Ancient Greece

• The Roman Republic

This gave us the idea of having limited governmental power. It also placed the king under the laws that he makes.

• The Magna Carta

• Ancient Greece

• The Roman Republic

This gave us the idea of having people represent many others in a government.

• The Magna Carta

• Ancient Greece

• The Roman Republic

This was a letter written to the King of England (George III) and stated the reasons why the American colonies desired to become independent of England.

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• The US Constitution