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knowledge, action, attitude, skills
four elements of an effective citizen
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thuycidides
historian that wrote about the nicias vs alcibiades debate
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nicias
believed that athens shouldn't go to sicily
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alcibiades
believed that athens should go to sicily
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gibbon
wrote about public virtue
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public virtue
a strong interest in the preservation of the free government
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loss of public virtue
according to gibbon, why the roman empire fell
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direct democracy
type of government xenophon disagreed with
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aristocracy
type of government xenophon agreed with
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xenophon
thinker that disagreed with athenian direct democracy and thought rule should be by the "best men"
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monarchy, aristocracy, democracy
three types of government according to polybus
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consul, senate, people
three aspects of the roman government, according to polybus
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aristocracy
senate was similar to this type of government
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democracy
the people were similar to this type of government
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monarchy
the consul was similar to this type of government
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polybus
foundations of government thinker that thought that you should divide power into branches and take the best parts of each government
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aristocracy, monarchy
good types of government according to cicero
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democracy
bad type of government according to cicero
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cicero
foundations of government thinker that thought that the best type of government is formed by blending monarchy, democracy, and aristocracy
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rousseau
believed that humans were best in their natural state
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direct democracy
type of government that rousseau believed in
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civilization
what did rousseau believe corrupted society
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montesquieu
enlightenment thinker that believed in separation of power
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democracy
type of government that montesquieu agreed with
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republic
type of government that montesquieu kind of liked
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monarchy
type of government that montesquieu did not like
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beccarria
believed in liberal ideas about law, specifically about prisons/punishments
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locke
founder of modern liberal thought
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social contract
locke's philosophy is grounded in this
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locke
who viewed the social contract as giving some power to a ruler to give power back to the people
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representative government
locke believed in this type of government
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hobbes
famous for his social contract theory
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hobbes
who viewed social contract as giving absolute power to a ruler
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hobbes
believed humans were vile by nature
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monarchy
type of government hobbes believed in
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first amendment
5 freedoms: speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
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second amendment
Right to bear arms
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third amendment
No quartering of soldiers
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fourth amendment
Protects against unreasonable search and seizure
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fifth amendment
prohibits government from forcing individuals to testify against themselves.
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sixth amendment
Right to a speedy and public trial
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seventh amendment
Right to trial by jury
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eighth amendment
No cruel and unusual punishment
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ninth amendment
states that people's rights are not limited to just those listed in the Constitution.
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tenth amendment
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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direct democracy
what did alexander hamilton disagree with
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first amendment
what amendment did alexander hamilton agree with
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montesquieu
what enlightenment thinker did madison agree with
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separation of power
what did madison argue for
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judiciary
what did hamilton argue was for making laws just and fair
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independent judiciary
what type of judiciary did hamilton argue for
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monarchy
what type of government did sargon believe in
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sargon
foundations of government thinker that thought the purpose of government was to maintain order and control
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