Foundations of Government Quiz Vocabulary Words Foundations of Government Quiz

Two Column Notes Vocabulary Word Definition Monarchy Representative Property This type of government is ruled by a king or queen that shares power with other parts of government. One of the fundamental types of democracies. One of the three natural rights

Two Column Notes Vocabulary Words Definitions John Locke State of Nature Believed that we all have natural rights. The belief that Thomas Hobbs and John Locke had that, before government, people thought everyone had the right to everything, people would always be at war, there were no rules, no one in charge, and no way for people to protect their natural rights.

Two Column Notes Vocabulary Words Definitions Life Thomas Hobbs Refers to the fact that people want to live and will fight to survive. Believed that a social contract was an agreement between people and their government that the people would give up some rights and power in exchange for protection

Two Column Notes Vocabulary Word Definitions Direct Democracy Representative Democracy Liberty One of the fundamental types of democracies. People decide the policies directly. One of the fundamental types of democracies. Where elected officials represent a group of people. The U.S. has Representative Government. People want to be as free as possible to make their own decisions. One of the three natural rights.

Two Column Notes Vocabulary Definition Due Process Constitution Separation of Powers When people have the right to fair and reasonable laws, officials have to follow rules when enforcing laws, and these officials have to treat all people in the same way. The rulebook for a country’s government This limit on government divides the power among several branchers of government

Two Column Notes Vocabulary Word Definition Oligarchy Consent of the Government Self-government This type of government is ruled by a small group of people. (ex. One political party, one race or one social class would rule the entire country.) What limit on government lets citizens have the right to vote, use their vote to change the government and even change the constitution. When people make the decisions on how government should work.