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Why did the founders believe that people needed a
government?
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HOTS questions
- Why do people create governments?
- What purpose do they serve?
- Where did the U.S. get its ideas about government?
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Terms to understand
- consent
- consent of the governed
- liberty
- life
- property
- natural rights
- social contract
- state of nature
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Founders beliefs about rights
- The Founders believed that people had natural
rights - Life, liberty, and property
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Natural rights
- Life Right to live without fear of being
injured or killed by others - Liberty Right to be free
- Property Right to own things
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Protecting the rights
- It was not an easy task
- The Founders developed a plan to protect their
rights and the rights of others - They found inspiration on John Lockes writings
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John locke
- Englishman / 1632-1704
- Locke suggested fair type of government
- The people agree to give their freedoms, but
only if the government agrees to protects
everyones rights.
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Lockes reasoning
- Some people may try to take away others peoples
rights - (Social Darwinism)
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Lockes reasoning
- People would have natural rights, but their
rights would not be safe
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Founders believed we needed a government
- Locke suggested to make a social contract
- A social contract is an agreement among the
people to create a government - Give up something to receive something in return
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Founders believed we needed a government
- The people give up their freedom to create a
government and laws - Consent of the governed means that people
consent to obey the laws and government - E.g. speed limit / ticket / police
