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| is basically a form of political organization in which a lord gave land to other men in return for military and other service. |
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1. The right to trial by jury.
2. Security in one's home from unlawful entry.
3. No taxation without consent. |
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| Important document that was signed after the struggle betwen the barrons and one of King WIlliam the Conqueror's succeessors. The barrons won and in June 1215 they forced him to sign the Magna Carta-Great Charter. |
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| Government should be based on the rule_______ |
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| No government could take action against thoseit governed except by settled and generally accepted procedures and rules. |
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| Government should be based on an agreement or contract between the ruler and _________ |
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| In the 14th Century parliment in England divided into two parts;__________and________. |
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The House of Lords(representing the intrests of the nobility).
The House of COmmons(which represented who possessed wealth and statue,eg. knights or wealthy merchants). |
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| Charles I was forced to sign the P of R by Parliment after fundraising illegally. The Pof R thus stregthened the idea that English subjects enjoyed certain fundamental rights that no government could violate. |
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1. Limited the power of the monarch
2. Provides for trial by jury
3. Prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment
4. Right to petition Government
5. Right to bear arms for personal defense-protestant only |
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| Glorious Revolution(1688) |
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| A bloodless revolution that was the result from a struggle between king and parliment. |
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| Three constitutional principles that greatlyu influenced our Bill of Rights and the Glorious Revolution |
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1. Rule of Law- restated the old idea that legitimate governmet must be according to the rule of law. Both the government and the governed must obey the laws of the land.
2. Parliamentary Supremacy-Parliment was established as the highest law in the land.
3. Government by contract and consent-confirmed the ide\a that government is based on a contract between the rulers and those who are ruled. |
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| emphasized individual activity and creativity |
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| emphasized the relationship between the individual believer and God |
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| The rise of nation to states |
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| stimulated new thoughts about government and rights |
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| translated this new spirit into economic opportunity. More individuals could compete on an equal footing and hope to improve their place in society. |
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| The Natural Rights Philosophy, major ideas associated with this philosophy |
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-State of Nature
-Law of Nature
-Natural Rights
-Consent
-Social Contract |
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| New discoveries and ideas put an end to medieval civilization. |
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| -most influence on the thinking of the Founding fathers was the English philosopher. |
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| Instead of being guided by superstition and fear,thought was now characterized by a faith in Human Reason. |
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| Jean-Jacques Rousseau(1712-1778) |
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| His book the Social Contract became the bible for the French Revolution. He emphasized that each member of a society foreits a certain amount of personal freedo for the greater good of the whole and that the ruler has huge responsibilities to the people. He believed in equality wich he saw as essential in a well ordered society. |
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| A French philosopher who died before the American Revolution but he was influential because he argued for separation of govermental powers into executive, legislative, and judicial bodies. |
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| Natural Rightsa philosophy |
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| is based on imaging what life would be like if there were no government. |
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