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Civics Unit 2

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Why was the rule of William and Mary significant? begins a constitutional monarchy
What did Oliver Cromwell do? abolished the monarchy, had Charles I executed
What is an enlightened despot? people who wanted to institute enlightenment beliefs while maintaining absolute power
Which of the following was an englightenment thinker? Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Mary Wollstonecraft
Why was the Mayflower Compact significant? It started the movement of independence from the British
What was Voltaire known for? advocacy of freedom of speech, religion, and separation of chruch and state
When was the Magna Carta written? June 1215
Why is the Magna Carta important? took power away from the king
What is the declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen french document guaranteeing rights and freedom
What was the Great Law of Peace? spoken constitution made by the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca
Writeen by Thomas Jefferson and led to separation of church and state and served as a model for the 1st Amendment Virginia State of Religious Freedom
Document signed by Charles I of England that further limited the powers of the English Monarch Petition of Right
Enlightenment-era work by Thomas Hobbes in which he expresses his ideas on government Leviathan
An agreement by which people give up some freedoms for an organized society Social Contract
Document written by George Mason and served as a model/example for the U.S. Bill of Rights Virginia Declaration of Rights
The rights of "life, liberty, and property" that John Locke argued for Natural Laws
Montesquieu's plan of a separation of of powers to keep the goverment from getting too powerful in one branch "On the Spirit of Laws"
Document signed in 1689 that guarenteed the rights of English citizens English Bill of Rights
What type of goverment did ancient Greece have? democracy
what type of government did ancient Rome have? republic
According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law life, liberty, and property
Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order Thomas Hobbes
The Pilgrims created the Mayflower Compact in order to maintain order and fairness
What did citizens of Athens and the Pilgrims have in common both created a direct democracy
What pamphlet convinced many American colonists to support independence from Great Britain Common Sense
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
According to the Declaration of Independencem, what truth was "self-evident" all men are created equal
The belief expressed in the Declaration of Independence that "just powers are derived from the consent of the government" is best described as popular soveriengty
John Locke believed that the government gets its rights to govern from the people. This principe is included in the Declaration of Independence and can be considered consent of the governed
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