All terms in this list:

Monarchy: Power in the hands of a monarch (king, queen)
The power is inherited through the members of 1 family

Dictatorship: Power held by 1 person or small group
Usually comes to power by forcefully overthrowing the old government
Dictators are backed by the military or police

Democracy: Power is shared by all the people
power-through election process

Direct Democracy: Law and decision are voted on directly by the people

Representative (Republic): Citizen elect other citizens to act as their representatives in government

Montesquieu: Limited power of government
Divided government
Separation of powers-limited corruption
Check and Balances-Different branches

John Locke: -Born with natural rights
-Life, liberty, property
-Social Contraction-between government and people
-Give up some rights to protect everyone's rights

Mayflower Compact: -1st Direct democracy
-Self government
-Majority of people agree

Magna Carta: -Limited power of monarch 1st time
-King shared power with the parliament
-Protected rights
-Rule of law and due process (nobles)

English Bill Of Rights: -Rule of law & Due process (commoners)
-Limited government
-Rights: cruel/unusual punishment, excessive bail