We the People Lesson 2 and 3

What rights did the Founders believe all people should have?

• Human Rights

• Civil Rights

• Natural Rights

• Common Rights

Which Enlightenment thinker came up with these ideas?

• John Lokce

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What are the Natural Rights?

• greed, free speech, property

• Life, free speech and religion

• rights in set in the Bill of Rights

• Life, Liberty, Property

Life

• right to own things or work

• to live without fear

• the right to be free

Liberty

• right to own things or work

• to live without fear

• the right to be free

Property

• right to own things or work

• to live without fear

• the right to be free

What is a social contract?

• An agreement among people to set up a government. People agree to give up something and then they receive something in return.

• An agreement among people to to live in a state of nature.

• An agreement among people to be governed by an Anarchy government

State of Nature

• the state in which trees and plants grow

• going camping in nature

• the state in which the government rules all peoople

• no government, no rules, no laws.

What did the Founders say the purpose of government is? 

• To protect a person's right to live in a republic.

• To protect a person's right to life, liberty and property.

• To protect a person's right to live in a state of nature.

What 2 civilizations influenced our Founders?

• Ancient Rome and France

• Ancient Greece and Italy

• Feudal Europe

• Ancient Greece and Rome