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  1. 2. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  2. 5. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the interests of a few
  3. 6. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  4. 9. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
  5. 11. 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
  6. 13. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  7. 16. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  8. 17. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the
  9. 18. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  10. 19. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  11. 20. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  12. 21. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God
  13. 22. English political philosopher whose Social Contract Theory believed that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for the sake of protection
  14. 23. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
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  1. 1. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  2. 3. division of the powers in our government among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power
  3. 4. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  4. 7. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  5. 8. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited
  6. 10. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  7. 12. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
  8. 14. rights and liberties of the people
  9. 15. and checks and balances