Study guide – CDA Unit 1a - Review the following
The philosophers
Locke – Life, Liberty and Property
Hobbes – in the state of nature life is “nasty, short and brutish”
Montesquieu – developed the 3 branches of government
Social Contract Theory – idea the government is a contract between governed and the government - people have to
consent –Force – fighting, so need projection in side walls -- Divine Right – rule by deity or God - Evolutionary –
family unit developed into the government systems over time
Magna Carta - 1st document limiting the power of government - 1215
The English Petition of Rights – established the rights of the English people – 1689
Forms of GovernmentDemocratic – ruled by the people- direct – every vote counts – indirect – republic - representatives
Oligarchic – rule by the few or small group - example - Communist- China
Autocratic – rule by one – absolute monarchy or dictator – example Saudi Arabia – absolute monarchy
Forms of Power distribution in government –
Unitary –one person or one group – all power in national or central govt.
Federal – power distribution between national and states - key words divided or separated
Confederation – loose voluntary alliance between states or countries for a common goal
Declaration of Independence – Why was it written? To motivate American’s to free themselves from England
Who was the Author? Thomas Jefferson
What are the unalienable rights? Rights granted to every person by birth
– life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Study guide – CDA Unit 1a - Review the following
The philosophers
Locke – Life, Liberty and Property
Hobbes – in the state of nature life is “nasty, short and
brutish”
Montesquieu – developed the 3 branches of government
Social Contract Theory – idea the government is a contract between governed and the government - people
have to consent –Force – fighting, so need projection in side walls -- Divine Right – rule by deity or God Evolutionary – family unit developed into the government systems over time
Magna Carta - 1st document limiting the power of government - 1215
The English Petition of Rights – established the rights of the English people - 1689
Forms of GovernmentDemocratic – ruled by the people- direct – every vote counts – indirect – republic - representatives
Oligarchic – rule by the few or small group - example - Communist- China
Autocratic – rule by one – absolute monarchy or dictator – example Saudi Arabia – absolute monarchy
Forms of Power distribution in government –
Unitary –one person or one group – all power in national or central govt.
Federal – power distribution between national and states - key words divided or separated
Confederation – loose voluntary alliance between states or countries for a common goal
Declaration of Independence – Why was it written? To motivate American’s to free themselves from England
Who was the Author? Thomas Jefferson
What are the unalienable rights? Rights granted to every
person by birth – life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness