| A | B |
|---|
| Magna Carta | first major western democratic doc. created rule of law |
| Declaration of Independence | thomas Jefferson (inspired by Locke) demanded rights |
| French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | gave natural rights to french during revolution |
| Constitution of US | lasting form of govt. separation of powers. inspired other democracies (phillipines, sri lanka, japan) |
| popular sovreignty | the people rule |
| divine right | given the power to rule by god |
| monarchy | single royal ruler |
| tyranny | the govt is taken by power |
| fascism | strong dictatorship. extreme militariam and nationalism. anti-communist |
| nazism | fascism + racism |
| republic | elected representatives decide |
| direct democracy | people make each decision themselves |
| marxist communism | everyone shares everything equally |
| communism | govt controls economy and almost everything else |
| socialism | gov't owns/controls some major industries. public welfare a central goal |
| utopianism | an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect |
