Government Group 1 Power 10 Vocab Review

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Promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, access to swift justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown.

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The Magna Carta

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The Supreme Law of the Land

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The Constitution

Front

Which theory has most heavily influenced democratic governments? Options: Social Contract, Force, Divine Right, Evolution

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Social Contract

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________ is the ability of people to act and think as they choose, so long as their choices do no harm to the well-being of others.

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Liberty

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A set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World.

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The Mayflower Compact

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Firmly established the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech within Parliament.

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The English Bill of Rights

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The first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law.

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The Magna Carta

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government

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the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

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The idea that government can exist and function only with the consent of the governed is called

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Popular Sovereignty

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Which theory states that people choose to give the state enough power to promote the well-being of everyone and that all political power comes from the will of the people?

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Social Contract Theory