Origin and Types of Government

Question 1

John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government

Answer 1

Outlined the ideas of Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence that were strongly influenced by Social Contract Theory and natural rights.

Question 2

Monarchy / Totalitarian / Fascism / Autocratic

Answer 2

Totalitarian states often make it hard for opposition views to exist or be heard. They also have a lot of control over all parts of society, both in public and in the private lives of their people.
King Louis XIV of France in 1600s

Question 3

Dictatorship

Answer 3

One person has full power without any limits from the Constitution.

Question 4

Autocracy

Answer 4

government ruled by one

Question 5

Natural Law

Answer 5

Laws that everyone agrees on because of human nature or human reason
Murder is wrong

Question 6

Popular Sovereignty

Answer 6

The idea that all government rights belong to the people in the end

Question 7

Due Process Rights / Assurances

Answer 7

The 5th and 14th amendments say that the government has a legal duty to respect the legal rights of each person.

Question 8

Monarchy

Answer 8

One person is in charge of the country, which is often passed down through the family.`

Question 9

Common Law

Answer 9

Laws that are made and changed by court decisions

Question 10

Republicanism

Answer 10

A type of government in which laws are made by representatives who are usually chosen.

Question 11

Magna Carta

Answer 11

First English text to set up the idea of limited government, or the idea that the king did not have complete power. Dated: 1215.

Question 12

Confederation

Answer 12

a group of countries that work together but still have a lot of freedom. The Articles of union set up the US as a union during the American Revolution.

Question 13

Aristocracy

Answer 13

The nobles have power and control in this type of oligarchy.

Question 14

Social Contract Theory

Answer 14

Locke said that a contract is an agreement between citizens and their ruler in which the king gets his power from the people who live under him.

Question 15

Government

Answer 15

Institution to provide basic services to the public

Question 16

Inalienable Rights

Answer 16

People have rights that are seen as natural to them and are not the government’s responsibility.

Question 17

Anarchy

Answer 17

There is no government and no law, and each person has complete freedom.

Question 18

Absolute Monarchy

Answer 18

One person is in charge, and that person has the most power and is not limited by written laws.

Question 19

Natural Rights

Answer 19

The rights a person has that don’t depend on anyone else.
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

Question 20

Glorious Revolution

Answer 20

A revolt against King James II of England and his absolute rule, also called the Bloodless Revolution. paved the way for the English Bill of Rights and a form of government called “constitutional monarchy.” (1688)

Question 21

Constitutional Monarchy

Answer 21

A form of government in which a ruler rules a country but is limited by a constitution.

Question 22

Model Parliament

Answer 22

In 1295, Britain got its first chosen government body, whose job was to tax rich landowners and make laws.

Question 23

English Civil War

Answer 23

This was a fight between Charles I and Parliament that led to Charles I’s death and the creation of the Commonwealth in England. 1642-1651

Question 24

Hammurabi’s Code

Answer 24

Early rules for society with a basic framework that assumes innocence and follows the “eye for an eye” rule.

Question 25

Social Contract

Answer 25

The idea that people agree to make and follow a certain kind of government

Question 26

Republic

Answer 26

Reps make rules and run the government in this type of democracy.

Question 27

Theocracy

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a government that is run by religious leaders who make sure religious rules are followed

Question 28

Justinian’s Code of Laws

Answer 28

Laws compiled in early 500 A.D. by Emperor Justinian of Rome

Question 29

Oligarchy

Answer 29

government ruled by few

Question 30

Divine Right

Answer 30

Political theory that says kings get their power from God, not from the people who live under them. Because of this, kings are not subject to authority on earth. It would be a sin to question or fight against their rule.