a period in European history when many educated people stressed the importance of learning and reasoning; education was considered the key to understanding and solving society’s problems

laws passed by government to protect natural rights

a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

a pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England

a government document that expanded the powers of the English Parliament and expanded the rights of the people, as well as further limited the rights of the king; written by the members of the English Parliament in 1689

a government document that limited the power of the king of England and protected the rights of the nobility; written by the English nobles in 1215

an agreement between individuals that created a government that would provide order and protect the rights of the colonists; written by a group of English Puritans in Massachusetts in 1620

a meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 where delegates decided to throw out the Articles of Confederation and draft the Constitution

the first constitution of the United States

an event when 2,000 Massachusetts farmers rebelled against land foreclosures and debt from the Revolutionary War

The Founding fathers got the idea of Separation of powers and Checks and balances from which enlightenment thinker?

The founding fathers got the ideas of natural laws, natural rights, and social contract from which Enlightenment thinker?

1. Which two forms of government fall under Autocracy?

Name the form of government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority.

Oligarchy is known as?

When the people participate and vote on all issues themselves, this is known as?

This form of government exists when a single ruler has absolute control over people’s lives.

Which form of government is governed by a King or Queen?

In his 4th-century BC work The Republic, the Greek philosopher Plato proposed the communal ownership of property by an intellectual ruling class, to put the welfare of the state above personal desire and moderate the greed of the producing classes.

Some Native American tribes organized themselves by having all male adult members of the tribe vote for any proposed laws or changes.