JuanitaCortesTorres

August12,2014
1stPeriod

Philosophical&EnglishHeritage
1. PhilosophicalHeritage
a. Locke
i. NaturalRights:Life,Liberty&Property
ii. TheSocialContractabalancewherethegovernmentmustgiveupsome
freedomsinordertoservethepeopleandthepeoplemustgiveupsomeoftheir
freedomsandputtheirtrustinthepeoplewhotheyputintoauthority
iii. Balancedpowerwithinagovernment
b. Rousseau
i. SocialContract
ii. Hebelievedeveryoneshouldmakedecisions(Government&People)
iii.
c. Montesquieu
i. Believedthatthegovernmentshouldbesplitupintothreedifferentbranches:
LegislativeCreateslawsExecutiveEnforceslawsJudicialInterpretsthelaw
ii. Allthreebranchesshouldhavedifferentleaderssothatallbranchesareequalin
power
2. EnglishHeritage
a. MagnaCarta
i. Anearlydocumentthatlimitedthepowerofaking
ii. Gavethepeoplemorefreedoms&recognized&protectedtheirrights
b. EnglishBillOfRights
i. WrittenbyEnglishParliament
ii. Rights&freedomsofthepeople
iii.
c. MayflowerCompact
i. Thefirstwrittenformofgovernmentinthecolonies
ii. Compactwherethepeoplewouldelectleaders&theleaderswouldmakefair
lawsthatthepeoplewouldfollow
d. HouseOfBurgesses
i.