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| Who did Plato believe should fill the role of governing? |
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| Philosophers who are educated to be rulers (philosopher kings) |
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| According to John Locke, where does the government get their power? |
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| The government is granted power by the people not God |
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| Who is responsible for the idea of separation of governmental powers? |
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| Charles-Louis Montesquieu |
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| What was a primary purpose of the Magna Carta? |
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| To allow the nobles to limit the power of the king and recognize individual rights of citizens. |
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| What idea is in both the American Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Bill Of Rights? |
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| Both outline rights that people should have |
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| an institution that maintains social order. |
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| A single person called a king or monarch that rules in a government. |
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| a government ruled by a small group of noble, land owning families |
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| a government ruled by a few powerful people. |
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| a government in which the people rule. |
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| a form of government in which citizens rule and make laws directly rather than through representatives. |
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| a form of government in which power rests with citizens who have the right to elect the leaders who make governmental decisions. |
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| What are the English Bill of Rights and the United States Bill of Rights? |
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| A formal summary of rights and liberties (freedoms) believed essential to the people. |
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| What was the basic idea of Thomas Hobbes' idea of the social contract? |
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| it was an agreement among members of society submitted to authority (ruler) in order to prevent disorder. |
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| What rights (natural) did people have according to John Locke? |
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| The right to life, liberty, and property. |
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| What did John Locke say the government had the obligation to protect? |
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| The people's natural rights (life, liberty, and property). |
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| What did John Locke say people had the right to do if the government did not protect their natural rights? |
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| The people had the right to rebel against their government. |
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