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24 Cards in this Set
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Monarchy
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single person rules
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Aristocracy
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small group of rich landowners rule
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Oligarchy
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small group of powerful people rule
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Democracy
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rule of the people
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Direct Democracy
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people can rule and make laws directly
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Republic
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elect a leader
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Ancient Greece
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1st Democracy
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Ancient Rome
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Republic formed
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Plato
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introduced that common people cant rule
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Hobbes
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hated war; in favor of kings, queens, and dictators
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Machiavelli
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wrote a book for rulers; analyzed how people should rule and use power
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Divine Right of Kings
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right to rule from God
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Locke
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2 ideas: natural rights and right to revolution
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natural rights
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people born with rights can never be taken away; life, liberty, property
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Right to revolution
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if government doesn't protect people's rights, people can revolt
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Beccaria
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introduced no torture
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No torture
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people should not be tortured
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Montesquieu
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introduced separation of powers
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Division of powers
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no one person should hold all the power
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Rousseau
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2 ideas: social contract & general will
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General will
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majority rule
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Social contract
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give up certain rights to protect important ones
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Voltaire
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introduced freedom of speech
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Freedom of speech
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the government cannot restrict what people say
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