EOC-RG: Sec 1(Prt2) - Principles of Government

a joining of several groups for a common purpose

a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central (national) government and several regional (state) governments

The process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region

a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency

A philosophy based on an idea that the benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed

Economic system in which decisions on production and consumption of goods and services are based on voluntary exchange of markets.

Economy using various means of social support

An ideology which calls for the collective, or state, ownership of land and other productive property

Economy using various means of social support

An ideology which calls for the collective, or state, ownership of land and other productive property

A philosophy based on an idea that the benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed

Economic system in which decisions on production and consumption of goods and services are based on voluntary exchange of markets

An ideology which calls for the collective, or state, ownership of land and other productive property

Economic system in which decisions on production and consumption of goods and services are based on voluntary exchange of markets

Economy using various means of social support

A philosophy based on an idea that the benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed

A philosophy based on an idea that the benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed

A theory which suggests that government should play a very limited role in society

An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion

An ideology which calls for the collective, or state, ownership of land and other productive property

An ideology which calls for the collective, or state, ownership of land and other productive property

Economic system in which decisions on production and consumption of goods and services are based on voluntary exchange of markets

An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion

A philosophy based on an idea that the benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed

A theory which suggests that government should play a very limited role in society

An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion

An ideology which calls for the collective, or state, ownership of land and other productive property

A philosophy based on an idea that the benefits of economic activity should be fairly distributed

The Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons (barons gave the King the money he needed in exchange for the barons getting power!) in 1215; it established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility

An 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society. The Five Concepts of their core beliefs were: Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, and Liberty

A theory which suggests that government should play a very limited role in society

First attempt at organized government, in what would become the United States, by European settlers landing at Plymouth in 1620

An 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society. The Five Concepts of their core beliefs were: Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, and Liberty

A theory which suggests that government should play a very limited role in society

First attempt at organized government, in what would become the United States, by European settlers landing at Plymouth in 1620

The Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons (barons gave the King the money he needed in exchange for the barons getting power!) in 1215; it established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility

An 18th century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society. The Five Concepts of their core beliefs were: Reason, Nature, Happiness, Progress, and Liberty

All people are born free and equal, with three Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property. Locke said the purpose of government was to protect those rights

people will give up some rights to government in exchange for law and order

First attempt at organized government, in what would become the United States, by European settlers landing at Plymouth in 1620.

Idea-Natural Rights. All people are born free and equal, with three Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property. Locke said the purpose of government was to protect those rights

Idea-Separation of powers. Montesquieu proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government. “Power should be a check to power.”

Idea-Social Contract. Hobbes suggested people will give up some rights to government in exchange for law and order

Idea-Consent of the Governed & Individual Freedom. Rousseau believed legitimate government came from the consent of the governed.

Idea-Social Contract. Hobbes suggested people will give up some rights to government in exchange for law and order

Idea-Consent of the Governed & Individual Freedom. Rousseau believed legitimate government came from the consent of the governed.

Idea-Natural Rights. All people are born free and equal, with three Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property. Locke said the purpose of government was to protect those rights

Idea-Separation of powers. Montesquieu proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government. “Power should be a check to power.”

Idea-Natural Rights. All people are born free and equal, with three Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property. Locke said the purpose of government was to protect those rights

Idea-Consent of the Governed & Individual Freedom. Rousseau believed legitimate government came from the consent of the governed

Idea-Social Contract. Hobbes suggested people will give up some rights to government in exchange for law and order

Idea-Separation of powers. Montesquieu proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government. “Power should be a check to power.”

Idea-Social Contract. Hobbes suggested people will give up some rights to government in exchange for law and order

Idea-Natural Rights. All people are born free and equal, with three Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, and Property. Locke said the purpose of government was to protect those rights

Idea-Separation of powers. Montesquieu proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government. “Power should be a check to power.”

Idea-Consent of the Governed & Individual Freedom. Rousseau believed legitimate government came from the consent of the governed

a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt

Called for a three branch government with a bi-cameral legislature. Representation based on population or financial support for central government

The formal declaration or announcement, proclaimed on July 4, 1776, by the congress of the United States of America, in the name and behalf of the people of the American colonies, asserting and proclaiming their independence from the British crown, claiming their right to political autonomy, and announcing themselves to the world as a free and independent nation

1st plan of government adopted after the American Revolution. Created a “league of friendship” between the states. The Articles failed because they did not give important powers to the central government