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| Recieved Britain's throne after Elizabeth (who had no heir). Was Scottish; believed in the Divine Right of Kings. |
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| english philosopher whose treatises of governmnt espousing natural rights, consent of the governed, and social compacts greatly influenced the founding fathers |
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| englands first political party, organized in political opposition to the king, americans later formed their own whig party, but 2 parties were different |
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| 2nd treatise of government |
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| john locke's work arguing that true political authority comes not from god or precedent but from the people |
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| acceded the throne with his wife mary in 1689 and became william II of england |
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| 1688 bloodless english revolution against the King, making the king subject to parliament, considered a true founding of government |
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| a set of metalegal principles developed by the english legal system as a way of distinguishing whether a particular law supported freedom or not |
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| law that classical greeks believed resided in the human heart and reflects our innate sense of right and wrong |
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| fundamental rights granted by nature that government cannot abrogate and which government is bound to protect |
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| a roman orator, statesman, political theorist, lawyer, and philosopher of ancient rome |
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| law that is considered to be from natural law principles framed in precendents set by earlier courts; primary form of law in england |
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| rule of law principle that states when laws are made they must apply to broad categories of people and must not single out individuals or groups for special treatment |
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| rule of law principle that states laws must apply to future action and not past action |
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| rule of law principle hat states laws must be known and certain, such that everyone knows of their existence and their enforcement is reasonably reliable |
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| rule of law principle that states laws must be generally acceptable to those who must live by them |
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| britain and her colonies fought against the french with their respective native allies; the french were defeated, solidifying british control of north america |
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| rule of law principle that states when laws are applied they must be administered impartially |
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| french political thinker who favored the british system of rule and lauded the idea of speparation of powers |
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| the idea that the "country party" had the best strategy and opportunity to preserve liberty against the "court party" |
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| english royal court and the center of british political power; characterized by corruption and subversion |
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| consisted of commonwealth men/everyday citizens, considered morally independent with pure motives, english opposition to the "court party" |
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| belief in the rule of law led him to defend the british soldiers involved in the boston massacre; his defense demonstrated to the world that the colonists were civilized and could therefore govern themselves |
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| dividing powers of government between the seperate branches |
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