Unit 1 - AP Government

What did Hobbes believe in?

• Social Contract

  Gav has to protect natural rights

• Bad Gov > No gov

  Life w/o a government would be poor, nasty, brutish, and short

• Separation of powers

  Judicial -> Courts

  Exec. -> Enforcement

  Legislative -> makes laws

What did Locke believe in

• Social Contract

  Gav has to protect natural rights

• Bad Gov > No gov

  Life w/o a government would be poor, nasty, brutish, and short

• Separation of powers

  Judicial -> Courts

  Exec. -> Enforcement

  Legislative -> makes laws

What did Montesquieu believe in?

• Social Contract

  Gav has to protect natural rights

• Bad Gov > No gov

  Life w/o a government would be poor, nasty, brutish, and short

• Separation of powers

  Judicial -> Courts

  Exec. -> Enforcement

  Legislative -> makes laws

What are the two types of democracies?

• Totalitarian and Authoritarian

• Political and Culture

• Liberal and Republic

• Indirect and Direct

What is an indirect democracy?

• where the people and the government work together

• where the people represent themselves

• where citizens elect representatives in a fair election

• total and complete dictatorship

What is an direct democracy?

• where the people and the government work together

• where the people represent themselves

• where citizens elect representatives in a fair election

• total and complete dictatorship

What are the three democracy theories

• 1. Elitism

  2. Participatory

  3. Pluralism

• 1. Elitism

  2. Participatory

  3. Republic

• 1. Elitism

  2. Judicial

  3. Pluralism

• 1. Checks and Balances

  2. Participatory

  3. Pluralism

What is a Participatory Democracy?

• Many different parties debating against each other

  No group domination and influences the political process

• Members of the elite holds power -> independent of democratic elections

• Broad involvement of people -> Voting, protesting

  Represents the people well

What is a Pluralism Democracy?

• Many different parties debating against each other

  No group domination and influences the political process

• Members of the elite holds power -> independent of democratic elections

• Broad involvement of people -> Voting, protesting

  Represents the people well

What is a Elitism Democracy?

• Many different parties debating against each other

  No group domination and influences the political process

• Members of the elite holds power -> independent of democratic elections

• Broad involvement of people -> Voting, protesting

  Represents the people well