Guided Notes for Political Beginnings

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The Magna Carta A form of government in which people elect representatives to govern them. Rome was the first nation to create it. English Common Law Parliament The English Bill of Rights John Locke Guaratee the traditional rights and privileges of the barons in writing from the King. Showed that a monarchs power could be legally limited. Ancient Athens This prinicple holds that no government is allpowerful, that a government may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do. Believed that a centralized government with a strong leadser would be the best type of government. The ends justify the

Niccolo Machiavelli Believed that all people had the inalienable right to life, liberty, and property A ruler only had power as long as he or she had the Consent of the Governed. The culmination of a power struggle between crown and Parliament this document limited the powers of crown and made Parliament more powerful. Republic Great Council The collective judicial decisions that over time became written as law. Became the basis for law that is applied to all English citizens. Held that God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth a divine right to rule The Divine Rigth Theory They developed a plitical system now known as direct democracy. People not only vote for leaers, but actually serve in the government. Limited Government

Guided Notes for Political Beginnings

Directions: Match the apporiate quote, image or summary to the political figure or concept