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Government Mid-term Review
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Social Studies
10th Grade
01/12/2012

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Thomas Hobbes
Definition
believed in divine right
Term
John Locke
Definition
gov't should operate with consent of the people
Term
Rousseau
Definition
believed men were born free
Term
Principles of the Constitution
Definition
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Judicial Review
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Limited Gov't
Term
4 Theories for Origin of State
Definition
Divine Right
Force
Social Contract
Evolutionary
Term
3 Systems of Gov't:
1) Unitary System
2) Federal System
3) Confederal
Definition
1) Power in Central Gov't
2) Divided Power
3) Decentralized Power
Term
types of gov't
Direct Democracy
Definition
democratic form of gov't where each citizen makes public decision directly
ex: Sweden
Term
types of gov't
Parliamentary Democracy
Definition
Political system in which voters elect law makers to represent them in the nation's parliament.
ex: Britain
Term
types of gov't
Presidential Democracy
Definition
political system in which voters chose a president to lead gov't as head of executive
ex: United States
Term
types of gov't
Monarchy
Definition
ruled by one hereditary leader
ex: King/ Queen, Saudi Arabia
Term
types of gov't:
Dictatorship
Definition
rule by one powerful leader
ex: Venezuela
Term
types of gov't:
Theocracy
Definition
rule by religious leaders
Term
types of gov't:
Single-Party State
Definition
ruled by 1 political party
ex: China
Term
Magna Carta
Definition
"great charter"
accepted by King John of England, basis of individual rights
Term
Petition of Rights
Definition
1628, statement of civil liberties sent to King Charles I of England, Scotland, Ireland
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English Bill of Rights
Definition
an act passed that limited the power of a monarch, made parliament the most powerful branch of gov't
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