Test 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Separation of powers
Three branches
English bill of rights
Expanded powers of king
Due process
Fair jury and rules
Magma carter
Limited power of the king
Mayflower compact
Protect each other( puritans)
Preamble
Beginning to the constitution
Citizen
Person who belongs to a place and serves the ruler
Civics
Study of rights and duties for citizens
Checks and balances
Limits power of other branches from to much power
Enlightenment
Society’s problems in a certain period of time when edu was important changed how people thought about the world laws governed the universe
Individual liberty
Being able to be free and independent
Natural law
Laws to protect natural rights
Natural rights
Belief in basic rights
Thomas Hobbes
Belived in social contract
John Locke
Beloved in natural rights
Rousseau
Born free yet in chains
Montesquieu
Separation of powers
Social contract
Government and people agree
Catos letter
Freedom of expression
Common sense
Rights for self government for Britain