what are natural rights and how do people get them?
life, liberty, and property, and they get them at birth
what would life be like living in a state of nature?
there would be no government and no laws; natural rights would be at stake.
where does government get its right to govern according to natural rights philosophy?
government obtains its rights to govern by the people.
what is a social contract?
An agreement between government and citizens that require citizens to form a government but abide by every law, and the government would protect their natural rights.
what is a republican government? advantages and disadvantages?
in a republican government citizens have power to govern, citizens delegate their powers to representatives, and both work together to serve the common good. some advantages are representatives work to serve common good, laws are passed more efficently, a
difference between direct and representative democracy?
direct democracy's citizens have the power to govern and representative democracy's citizens choose representatives to run the government.
what is a constitution?
legal framework that shows how a government is run and organized.
difference between constitutional and dictatorial government?
in a constitutional government the government's powers are limited and a dictatorial government has absolute power.
what characteristics define the constitution as higher law?
lists the basic rights of the citizens, establishes the responsibility of government to protect those rights, limits government, makes principle of private domain, can only be changed by widespread consent of citizens.
how does separation of powers work?
government is divided into three branches: judicial, executive, and legislative.
what are the three braches of gov' and what powers does each one hold?
legislative- makes laws, executive- enforces and carries out laws,judicial- reviews laws to see if they are constitutional.
checks and balances work? give three examples.
checks and balances works by each branch of government watching over the other, like the judicial, executive, and legislative all administering each other.
importance of magna carta, petition of rights, and english bill of rights?
magna carta- states that government is based on contract states rule of law that both the government and governed have to obey the law. Petition of Rights- king can only raise taxes with consent of parliament and limited his power. English bill of rights-
why did the british tighten control over the colonies after 1763?
needed to pay off a national debt from the french and indian war and needed to tax the colonies.
what tax and trade laws did parliament pass? what was the purpose of these laws? what effects did laws have on colonists?
the proclomation of 1763, sugar act of 1764, stamp act, quatering act, declartory act, tea act. these were supposed to reduce national debt for great britain and felt rights were threatened and britain was becomeing oppresive.