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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| State of Nature | what life would be like with no government - this is ‘human nature’ |
| Social Contract | an agreement between citizans and government where the people give up some freedom for protection from the government |
| Natural Rights | idea from John locke that all human beings share a right to life, liberty, and freedom |
| Thomas Hobbes | English Philosopher from early 1600s - belived all humas are naturally chaotic so they need a strong government to maintain them |
| John Locke | English Philosopher belived peole are naturally resonable and should have rights - government exacts to p[rotect those rights |
| Magna Carta | lists of rights for english nobles that limit the kings power, written in 1215; establised limited government in england |
| Rule of Law | everyone including the king has to follow the law established by the magna carta |
| Parliment | Law making group of representitives that help govern england ; simular to US legistaltive branch |
| English Bill of Rights | written in 1698, limited more power from the king, protected rights from the parliment and the people |
| Mayflower Compact | agreement written |