Democratic Ideals

Question 1

Natural Rights

Answer 1

John Locke comes up with the idea of Natural Rights
Rights that cannot be taken away Life,liberty, and property were natural Rights granted by god; and it is the governments duty to respect and protect those rights. If the government did not, Locke contended, the citizens have the right to revolution

Question 2

John Locke
Social contract

Answer 2

An implicit agreement among the people in a society to give up some freedoms to maintain all social order

Question 3

Popular sovereignty

Answer 3

All government power comes from consent of the people
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The only good government was the one that was freely formed with the consent of the people.

Question 4

Limited Government

Answer 4

a government’s power cannot be absolute
The limited government is limited in power by laws.

The limitations typically take place in the form of a written constitution, democratic elections, separation of powers, and a strong judicial system.

Question 5

Separation of Powers

Answer 5

Charles de Montesquieu separating the different powers of the government into 3 different branches.

Question 6

Checks and Balances

Answer 6

each branch of government is assigned distinct powers and responsibilities to ensure no one branch oversteps its authority and becomes too powerful. Limits the power of each branch.

Question 7

Federalism

Answer 7

mixed form of government that combines a federal government with a state/regional government.

Question 8

Republicanism

Answer 8

idea that people exercise their power by voting for a political representative (representative democracy)

Question 9

Thomas Hobbes social contract

Answer 9

Sacrificing some freedoms to be protected by the federal government