US Government

Enlightenment philosopher who pushed natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

Rousseau believed in:

• natural rights

• direct democracy

• three branches of government

• total monarchy

Montesquieu thought this was the best way to set up a government:

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• three branches of government

• none of these

This Enlightenment philosopher believed in freedom of speech:

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

One single ruler

• anarchy

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• democracy

A few people are in charge

• anarchy

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• democracy

Government gets the power from the people

• autocracy

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

• democracy

A king who has limited power

• absolute monarchy

• dictatorship

• constitutional monarchy

Idea that government should be restricted to prevent tyranny by protecting individual rights.

• democracy

• republic

• limited government

• absolute government

The "Great Charter" in England that set up limited government and rule of law

• Glorious Revolution

• Magna Carta

• Common Law