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WorksheetsHuman Rights & Why We Have Government
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is Dignity?
Being worthy of honor/respect
Fundamental Rights
The agreement that people should obey the laws they created
Every man for himself
What are Unalienable Rights?
Rights we are born with
Rights that can't be taken away from us
The agreement that people should obey the laws that they created
Every man for himself
What are Natural Rights?
Every man for himself
The government can't prosecute those who are unfairly accused of crimes
Created by John Locke, they are the rights that you are born with
A small group of people have all the power
What is Due Process?
The agreement that people obey the laws and the government they created
Fundamental rights that every person is entitled to and they can’t be taken away from them
The government can’t prosecute those who are unfairly accused of crimes and where the treatment of the accused should be reasonable, fair, and they should follow certain procedures
Life, liberty, and property
What is Consent of the Governed?
Every man for himself
Fundamental rights that every person is entitled to and they can’t be taken away from them
The principle that the government and the people who are governed need to follow the law and they are all subject to the law
The agreement that people obey the laws and the government they created
What is State of Nature?
Every man for himself
The agreement that people obey the laws and the government they created
The principle that the government and the people who are governed need to follow the law and they are all subject to the law
A declaration with a preamble and thirty articles that list the basic human rights that everyone is entitled to
How did the Holocaust/WWII help lead to the acceptance of more human rights for more people?
The UN UDHR was created so horrible incidents like the Holocaust would never happen again
An act passed by Parliament in 1689 that limited the amount of power the monarchy had
It granted certain rights to English nobles like a jury, life, liberty, and property
How did the English Bill of Rights help lead to the acceptance of more human rights for more people?
So horrible incidents like the Holocaust would never happen again
It granted certain rights to English nobles like a jury, life, liberty, and property
An act passed by Parliament in 1689 that limited the amount of power the monarchy had. Many of the human rights that we have today were created in the English Bill of Rights
How did the Magna Carta help lead to the acceptance of more human rights for more people?
What is the UN UDHR and why was it created?
UN UDHR is a declaration with a preamble and thirty articles that list the basic human rights that everyone is entitled to. The UDHR was created so that events like WWII and the Holocaust would never happen again
It limited the amount of power the monarchy had
It granted certain rights to English nobles like a jury, life, liberty, and property
The principle that the government and the people who are governed need to follow the law and they are all subject to the law
What did John Locke think about human nature and why we need a government?
Hobbes thought humans were __________ and that a government's main job is to __________? He also believed that the best form of government was _________?
(a)
What is a Social Contract?
The agreement that the Pilgrims wrote and signed agreeing to a set of rules for the new colony that was soon to be established in North America
The starting paragraph in the US Constitution and it lays out five goals for the government
The agreement that the people give up a few individual freedoms in exchange for the protection of your natural rights.
What does the Mayflower Compact have to do with a Social Contract
The Mayflower Compact is a social contract because they took away the general good of the colony and didn't make just/equal laws to keep order.
The Mayflower Compact is a social contract because they agreed to protect the general good of the colony and create just/equal laws to keep order.
What is laid out in the Preamble?
What is a Theocracy?
A Theocracy is when one leader controls every aspect of every citizen’s life
A Theocracy acknowledges God/religion as the supreme authority in law/government
A Theocracy is a type of government in which a small group of people have all the power
A Theocracy is a type of government in which all the citizens vote directly on everything
A Theocracy is a type of democracy where representatives elected by the people vote for laws on behalf of the people
What is an Autocracy?
An Autocracy acknowledges God/religion as the supreme authority in law/government
An Autocracy is when one leader controls every aspect of every citizen’s life
An Autocracy is a type of government in which a small group of people have all the power
An Autocracy is a type of government in which all the citizens vote directly on everything
An Autocracy is a type of democracy where representatives elected by the people vote for laws on behalf of the people
What is an Oligarchy?
An Oligarchy acknowledges God/religion as the supreme authority in law/government
An Oligarchy is when one leader controls every aspect of every citizen’s life
An Oligarchy is a type of government in which a small group of people have all the power
An Oligarchy is a type of government in which all the citizens vote directly on everything
An Oligarchy is a type of democracy where representatives elected by the people vote for laws on behalf of the people
What is a Direct Democracy?
A Direct Democracy acknowledges God/religion as the supreme authority in law/government
A Direct Democracy is where one leader controls every aspect of every citizen’s life
A Direct Democracy is a type of government in which a small group of people have all the power
A Direct Democracy is a type of government in which all the citizens vote directly on everything
A Direct Democracy is a type of democracy where representatives elected by the people vote for laws on behalf of the people
What is a Representative Democracy?
A representative democracy acknowledges God/religion as the supreme authority in law/government
A representative democracy is a type of government in which a small group of people have all the power.
A representative democracy is a type of government in which all the citizens vote directly on everything
A representative democracy is when one leader controls every aspect of every citizen’s life
A representative democracy is a type of democracy where representatives elected by the people vote for laws on behalf of the people
How did Eleanor Roosevelt help lead to the acceptance of more human rights for more people?
