“In the strict sense of the term, a true (pure) democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should govern and that the few should be governed.” 

JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU, The Social Contract, Or Principles of Political Right 

Based upon the quote above, what type of government does Rousseau believe is ideal?

A form of democracy in which citizens elect representatives to make governing decisions on their behalf is a 

“They do therefore humbly pray your most excellent Majesty, that no man hereafter be compelled to make or yield any gift, loan, benevolence, tax, or such like charge, without common consent by act of Parliament.” 

Charles I of England agreed to the quotation above from the Petition of Right, which

“. . . that the pretended power of suspending the laws, or the execution of laws, by regal authority, without consent of Parliament is illegal . . . that levying money for or to the use of the Crown . . . without grant of Parliament…is illegal . . . that it is the right of the subjects to petition the king . . . and that prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal . . .”     

 —English Bill of Rights 

Which of the following ideas is embodied in this excerpt? 

The Magna Carta and the Petition of Right were significant influences on United States constitutional development because they 

In the image depicted on the book cover of Leviathan, the imagery and title refers to Hobbes’ views regarding

… Nor is there liberty if the power of judging is not separate from legislative power and from executive power. If it were joined to legislative power, the power over the life and liberty of the citizens would be arbitrary, for the judge would be the legislator. If it were joined to executive power, the judge could have the force of an oppressor.…  

—Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws 

Which principle is best supported by this excerpt? 

Baron de Montesquieu hoped to 

Which individual suggested the idea that if a government fails to fulfil its purpose, the people have the right to overthrow it? 

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”  

This quotation from the Declaration of Independence reflects beliefs mainly derived from  

1.  We hold these truths to be self-evident:   

2   that all men are created equal,    

3   that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,    

4.  that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.    

5.  that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,    

6. that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.    

   Which two lines reveal the social contract theory?   

How does the chief executive of a parliamentary system differ from that of a presidential system? 

Which of the following correctly lists the types of governments from MOST power held by the central government to the LEAST power held by the central government? 

Choose the answer that best completes the chart.