Question | Answer |
What are Natural Rights? | The three natural rights: Life Liberty and Property. |
What is a Social Contract? | The government agrees to protect the peoples rights if they give up a couple freedoms. |
What is a Natural Law? | Laws passed by government to protect Natural Rights. |
What is the Consent of the Governed? | This is a agreement made by the people to establish a government and follow its laws. |
How was the impact of John Locke to the Founding Fathers? | Thomas Jefferson was inspired to help America gain independence from the English. He soon after read Locke's writings. |
What did John Locke influence? | The Declaration of Independence. |
What did Montesquieu influence? | The U.S. Constitution. |
How did Montesquieu define Liberty? | Liberty is the piece of mind from being safe. Safety can exist if everyone follows the law. It would increase Liberty if governments could put clear laws to follow. |
What is the Separation of Powers? | English Government had 3 parts. Enforcing, creating, and interpreting laws. |
What are checks and balances? | Each branch has the ability to limit the power of the other two branches. |