AP US GOV AMSCO 1.1-1.4

Names of the four Enlightenment Thinkers

Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montesqeoiu

Hobbes

People give up some rights in order to live in a state of nature

Locke

Believes in natural law and people are all born free and equal

Rousseau

Social contract, the agreement between people to give up some natural rights

Montesquieu

Government should have defined and limited power while granting political liberty to citizens. Wanted separation of government into judicial, legislative, exectutive.

Big Idea

Checks and balances, majority an minority rights

Limited government

Government kep under control by checks and balances, law, and separation of powers

Republicanism

citizens elect leaders for periods of time, leadership executes laws for the public intrest

Participatory Democracy

Direct participation of people in government and public life

Pluralist Democracy

People with different intrests unite into groups in order to exert influence in government

Elite Democracy

Elected representatives make decisions and act as trustees for the peopel who elected them

referendum

allows citizens to contest the work of the legislature

federalists

People who supported the proposed constitutional structure, strong federal government, full ratification

AOC

Power lies in the states and weaker federal government

Federalist 10

Adressed concern over special intrests, larger republics are better

Brutus 1

Nessesary and proper clause, supremacy clause gives the federal government unlimited power, risking personal liberty.

James Madison

From virginia, pro constitution

First form of government document

AOC

Weaknesses of the AOC

9/13 states have to agree on national law, all states must agree to amend system or gov, couldn't tax directly, no national army, no national court system, could not regulate commerce between states

Shays Rebellion

Demonstrated to the nation's leadesr that the lack of army posed a threat to america's security