Complete EOC review

What were the two ideas of enlightenment thinker John Locke?

• Separation of powers & Checks and balances

• Communism & Socialism

• Natural rights & Social contract

What is Natural law/Natural Rights?

• Unalienable rights that the Government protects

  “life, liberty and property”.

• Limiting the power of each branch

  of government to ensure no branch becomes too

  powerful.

• No one is above the law

• The division or separation of

  government into three branches.

What is a Social Contract?

• “No taxes without consent” → No taxation without representation

• People give away power to rule and

  some rights but get back protection from government.

• The division or separation of

  government into three branches.

• Impeach President

  & Supreme Court

Which of the following are the two ideas of enlightenment thinker Montesquieu?

• Social contract and Natural law

• Limited government and Natural law

• Separation of powers and checks & balances

• Separation of powers and Natural law

Separation of Powers

• People give away power to rule and

  some rights but get back protection from government.

• Limiting the power of each branch

  of government to ensure no branch becomes too

  powerful.

• The division or separation of

  government into three branches.

• Established trial by jury of peers

Checks and Balances

• Government protects

  “life, liberty and property”.

• Limiting the power of each branch

  of government to ensure no branch becomes too

  powerful.

• The division or separation of

  government into three branches.

• Judicial Review-

  Declare a law or

  executive action

  unconstitutional

What does the Legislative Branch of government do?

• 1. Makes

  2. Creates

  3. Writes

  4. Passes

• 1. Executes

  2. Enforces

  3. Signs

  4. Carry out

• 1. Interprets

  2. Explains

  3. Reviews

  4. Judges

Who is in charge of the Legislative branch?

• Congress

• President

• Supreme Court

Is our Congress is a...

• unicameral legislature

• bicameral legislature

• tricameral legislature

Name the two chambers of our Congress

• Cabinet and Senate

• House of Representatives and Senate

• House of Representatives and Cabinet