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Jan 1, 1200
Cincinnatus/ Roman Republic (458 B.C.)
Individual Rights: Personal liberties and privileges. Cincinnatus believed in:
*Civic Virtue
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*Common Welfare -
John Locke (1632)
Limited Government: Where the power is limited
John Locke
John Locke believed in:
*Natural Rights
-rights people are born into.
*Social Contract
-an agreement saying that all citizens have to give up some of their rights. In return, their natural rights.
*State of Nature
-where nobodys rights are protected. -
Montesquieu (1689)
~Republicanism: Voting for representatives.
~Separation of Powers: Division of basic government roles into branches.
~Checks and Balances: Being able to have all three branches have some power over another. Montesquieu believed in:
*Republicanism
-where citizens vote for representatives
*Separate/ Balanced Powers
-(separate government) Where the government is split into three branches
-(balanced government) Where all three branches have some controll over eachother
