American Government Review

How did Montesquieu affect our concept of government?

Separation of powers three branches of government legislative, executive, judicial, checks and balances and separation of powers.

What are the duties of citizenship?

obeying the law, paying taxes, jury Duty , register for participating in the political process Public service, military duty, being informed about current events.

Unitary

power is centralized respecting differing

Federal

power is divided by central, state and local governments

Democracy

the people rule

How are the declaration of independence and Locke social contract theory different?

... natural Rights (life, liberty and property) are spoken of Declaration of Independence (others being open to the social contract theory, to attain these rights one must commit to a contract under an authority. Discussed in the Declaration but not in the Contract, that there should be a separation of powers and the governed to have protected rights.

Presidential

A form of Democratic government in which a president heads the executive branch

Parliamentary

A form of government in which executive and legislative functions both reside in an elected assemble or parliament.

How the Petition of Rights influence our Constitution?

Established the concept of Habeas Corpus

How are the Declaration of Independence and Locke Social Contract Theory similar?

Government is created by the people to protect their rights. when those rights are no longer protected it is the duty of the people to overthrow the government.

How did locke affect our concept of government?

Natural rights influence the Declaration of Independence life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Con federal

Power held by independent states

How did Hobbes affect our concept of government?

Social contract, everyone should be treated equally. The U.s. Constitution realized they need for a powerful national government.

Why is the Declaration of Independence considered to a persuasive argument ( what is the argument?)

The Declaration of Independence was a very famous document that was written in 1776. In this document the colonies tried to gain freedom from the mother country of England. The introduction explains to the rest of the world the reasons why the colonies wanted to revolt against the rule of England. The body of the document goes over the list of grievances and the reasons for their revolt against England. The conclusion simply consists of the signers and the pledges of The Declaration of Independence. Within this document is a wide variety of persuasive writing including repetition of key points, parallel structure, and biblical allusions.

How did the Magna Carta influence our Constitution?

The Magna Carta established the Rule of Law- the idea of no taxation with representation.

How did the English Bill of Rights influence our Constitution?

The right of freedom, of speech, petitioning the government and bearing arms.

oligarchy

a small group holds all the power

Autocracy

a system of government by one person with absolute power

where? who? why? what? when was the Constitutional Convention?

where Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. who Abraham Baldwin, William Few. Why to revise the Articles of Confederation.