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WorksheetsVocabulary: Influences on the Constitution
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Social Contract
the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment
provided for three branches of government
a state of complete freedom with no rules
natural rights
Separation of powers
the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment
provided for three branches of government
a state of complete freedom with no rules
natural rights
state of nature
the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment
provided for three branches of government
a state of complete freedom with no rules
natural rights
life, liberty, and property
the people agree to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection from the goverment
provided for three branches of government
a state of complete freedom with no rules
natural rights
Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"
English philosopher who wrote "Two Treatises on Government"
French philosopher who wrote "The Spirit of the Laws
Swiss-born philosopher who wrote "The Social Contract"
John Locke
English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"
English philosopher who wrote "Two Treatises on Government"
French philosopher who wrote "The Spirit of the Laws
Swiss-born philosopher who wrote "The Social Contract"
Baron de Montesquieu
English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"
English philosopher who wrote "Two Treatises on Government"
French philosopher who wrote "The Spirit of the Laws
Swiss-born philosopher who wrote "The Social Contract"
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
English philosopher who wrote the "Leviathan"
English philosopher who wrote "Two Treatises on Government"
French philosopher who wrote "The Spirit of the Laws
Swiss-born philosopher who wrote "The Social Contract"
Magna Carta
The part of the Constitution where we find the Amendments
The document that wrote down Roman law for the first time
A Greek document that said everyone had the right to vote
An English document that said everyone should be held accountable under the law
Twelve Tables
The part of the Constitution where we find the Amendments
The document that wrote down Roman law for the first time
A Greek document that said everyone had the right to vote
An English document that said everyone should be held accountable under the law
Rule of Law
The idea that everyone is held accountable under the law, even leaders
The document that wrote down Roman law for the first time
A Greek document that said everyone had the right to vote
An English document that said everyone should be held accountable under the law
Ideas from which groups inspired the duties and powers of our House of Representatives and Senate?
Greece
Rome
English
Iriquois
Which of the philosophers said there should be separation of powers?
Hobbes
Locke
Montesquieu
Rousseau
