Unit 2B Benchmark

Front

Which Document begins with We the People?

Back

US Constitution

Front

The system of government where the power is held by the Central Government

Back

Unitary

Front

The system of government where the power is held by the State Government

Back

Confederal

Front

The system of government shares powers between the central government and the state government

Back

Federal

Front

Thomas Paine's Common Sense was used to give reasons for colonists

Back

declare independence from Britain

Front

We the People means?

Back

governmental power comes from the people and is created to serve the people

Front

Natural Rights are

Back

Life, Liberty and Property

Front

Members of a society cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection

Back

Social Contract

Front

Political philosophies of Montesquieu

Back

Separation of Power and Checks and Balance

Front

Political philosophies of Locke

Back

Life, Liberty and Property