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31 Cards in this Set
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Give an example of a type of government that is an unlimited government.
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Absolute monarchy
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From which country do the roots of our system of govenment come.
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England
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A right that was guranteed by the Magna Carta.
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Trial by Jury
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Belif that stuart kings held that angered many people.
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Divine Right
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What did Parliament do during restoration
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Restored monarchy
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Established that
+citizens have the right to bear arms +Parliament has the freedom to pass laws +Citizens have the right to speak freely in parliament +Citizens have freedom for cruel & unjust punishments |
English Bill of rights
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which european ruler had power that was limited by law during the 1600s to 1700s
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Queen Elizabeth 1
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How did peter the great use his unlimited power to stengthen russia
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He used westernized technology
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In which direction did peter the great look to exstend Russias territory
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West
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Which enlightenment thinker believed that people needed a strong,absolute ruler. Why
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Thomas hobb thought men were violent
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which enlightenment thinker proposed the idea of seperation of power in goverments.
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Montesquei
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What are checks and balances
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ability of 1 branch of gov. to limit the other branches
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Who and what wer french philosopers inspired by.
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Locke and the glorious revolution
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Who agreed with Locke about the social contract? What did they think could be changed or added to his ideas.
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Rousseau
He felt locke relied to much on reason and that people should pay more attention to their feelings |
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Who stated the importance of teaching civic virte to children
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Rousseau
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3 things a constitution does
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est. basic structure for gov.
defines gov. powers and duties. provides supreme law for a country |
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nation with the oldest written constitution in the world that is still in affect
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USA
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what is a preamble
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an introduction stating the purposes to be served by government.
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Where does the constitution of a democracy draw its power from
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the people
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which countries use an autocracy
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absolute monarchys in france and russia in the 1700s
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which countries use an oligarchy
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the communist gov. in modern day china
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which countries use an democracy
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usa and great britan
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autocracy
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power rests in the hands of a sigle leader and his/her advisers
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Oligarchy
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Any system of governement in which a small group, such as a political party holds power.
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democracy
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people hold power
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unwritten constition
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is a collection of laws traditons and court decision that develop over time.
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written constition
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a document stating rules and principle on which our nation is run
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3 natuAL RIGHTS THAT locke proposed. Why are ther imp. to Americans?
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#right to own property
#liberty #Right to live They are similiar to the rights in the DOI |
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What is the purpose of a social contract.
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an agrement between a ruler and his citizens
If something happens to the king the citizens won't start their own gov. |
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What is the mc and why is it important?
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a document King john was forced to sign that limited the king power. It was known as the great charter and it established the ideas of limited gov.
It is the bases for our democratic gov. in america today. |
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What was the GR and why is it considered glorious?
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When parliament feared the return of chatholic monarchys so they invited protestant William 3 and Mary 2 to come and take over James2 in England.
it was glorius because there was no bloodshed |
