Intro. to American Government

What is government?

• a system of rules created by a monarchy

• An institution in which leaders exercise power to create and enforce laws affecting the people under its control

• A system of laws created by a certain group of people who control all power in society

• A society in which there are no laws or rules for anyone to follow

What is limited government?

• Idea that government can limit the number or rulers it can have.

• Idea that the government is limited in resources.

• Idea that a governments power is not absolute

• Idea that government is limited by the size of its territory

What is the importance of the Magna Carta?

• It was the first document that limited the power of a king

• It was a document that granted full power to a king or queen

• It was a law that required the English lords to obey all of the kings laws.

• It created a system of government in England that gave total control of government and religion to the people.

What are the English Bill of Rights?

• Rights provided by the English government such as religious freedom and speech

• Rights given to an individual lord to rule in the absence of the king

• Rights given to the king it time of warfare

• Rights that set limits on the monarchy, king or queen could not have absolute power and the people could question the government

What is a representative government?

• Government in which only kings and queens rule

• Government in which the people elect delegates to represent them in government and makes laws and conduct government

• Government that elects only the rich and wealthy

• Government organized by a small group of elietes

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the idea of "Natural Rights"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Charles-Louis de Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract" theory, in which people give up certain freedoms in order to have a government.

• John Locke

• Rosseau

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that government power should be separated?

• Rousseau

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

Why is the Mayflower Compact an important document in colonial government and United States history?

• It created the first form of rights against the British King

• It was the first formal plan of self government in the colonies

• It was the document that created the colony of Jamestown

• It was the document that granted colonies permission from the King to create colonial government

What is the significance of the House of Burgesses?

• It was the first government of the United States

• It was the first government of colonial rule in America

• It was a colonial and Native American government of peace

• It was the first representative government in the colonies