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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Divine Right |
God given rights |
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Natural Rights |
rights people have under natural law |
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Social Contract |
give freedoms to get freedoms |
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Enlightment |
inspired our founding fathers |
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The virginia plan |
Benefitted more popular at larger states |
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The new jersey plan |
smaller states support it |
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The great compromise |
equal reps in the senante & proportinal reps. In the HOR |
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The articles of confederation |
1st DOI |
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The goals of preamble |
Establish justive, insure born. eranquility. |
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Republicanism |
Separation of powers |
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Popular sovereignty |
Vote |
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Checks and balances |
President can veto to a law |
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Separation of powers |
Legisl. Exec. Jud |
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Federalism |
Federal system of government |
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Individual rights |
Gay marriage |
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Constitutional republic |
U.S.A |
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Absolute monarchy |
Absolute power on his/her people |
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Unitary System |
Great britian |
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Presidential System |
Executive branch president |
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Parliamentary System |
Prime minister |
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Examples of State powers |
Post offices |
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Examples of concurrent powers |
Taxes |
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John Locke |
English writer |
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Baron de Montesquieu |
French lawyer, Man of letters |
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Jean Jacques Rousseau |
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century |
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John Adams |
2nd President of the United States |
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Thomas Jefferson |
-3rd President of U.S -Principal author of declaration of independence |
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James Madison |
-American Statesman -Political Theorist -4th President of the United States |
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George Mason |
-"Father of the United States Bill of Rights" -American Patriot -Statesman |
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Roger Sherman |
-American Lawyer & Politician -Founding Father of the United States |