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roots of gover
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the philosopher said that the best way to limit government is to separate and balance its power such as the 3 brances we have today | montesquieu. |
| this is the right all humans have - life,liberty,and the right to own property. | natural rights. |
| this is the idea that people in society agree to give part of their freedom to a government as long as that government protects their natural right. | social contract. |
| this is the system of law borrowed frome england based on court decisions instead of written law. | common law. |
| when deciding a court case a judge may look back at similar cases in the past. a decision made in an earlier case is called a | precedent. |
| this is the ruler whoi orginized roman laws into an orderly code of laws. | justinan. |
| this philosopher who belived in social contract and said that the people should overthrow a government that braks that contract and does not protect their right. | jhon locker. |
| this is when power of the government is divided into differnt branches each with diffent jobs | separtion of power. |
| this ruler is reponsiable for the first written code of laws. | code of hammurabi. |
| this is the idea borrowed from rome that citizen choose a smaller group to respect them,make laws, and govern them. | republic. |
| this is the philosopher who belived in social contract and said that the people should overthrow a government that breaks that contract and does not protect their rights. | john locker. |
| the idea borrowed from the magna carta means that both the government and the governed must obey the laws. | rule of laws. |
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