Government Chapter 1-3

An attribute that is inherent, unable to be taken away.

• inalienable

• laws of nature

• democracy

• popular sovereignty

Inherent, universal laws (regularly observed in nature) established by God and revealed in nature and the Bible.  These laws consistently coincide with God’s will. 

• social contract

• rule of law

• democracy

• laws of nature

A nation ruled by law through representatives chosen by the people (USA)

• creation mandate

• republic

• laws of nature

• inalienable

A nation ruled by the majority vote of its eligible members

• Laws of nature

• Republic

• Democracy

• Monarchy

God’s first command to humans, it orders them to practice wise and responsible dominion over God’s world

• Creation Mandate

• Popular Sovereignty

• Civic Responsibility

• Government

The duty of citizens in a society to exhibit certain attitudes and actions related to participation in society and democratic governance

• Oligarchy

• Creation Mandate

• Civic Responsibility

• Monarchy

Everyone must follow the law, leaders must obey the law, government must obey the law, no one is above the law.

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Laws of Nature

• Popular Sovereignty

Any system of political rule or authority

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Government

• Democracy

Government exists at the consent of the governed

• Popular Sovereignty

• Government

• Rule of Law

• Republic

His idea that the powers of the government should be separated can be found in our Constitution

• John Locke

• John Newton

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau