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23 Cards in this Set
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Natural rights |
To have rights to life all people are born with these laws |
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Absolute power |
Power without limits |
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State of nature |
Situation where there was no gov. And bo laws |
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Consent |
To follow laws in exchange for the protection that the laws would give them |
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Social compact /contract |
An agreement ppl make among themselves to create government to protect their rights |
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Roman republic |
A gov that inflience the ideas of the founders |
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Aristocrats |
Wealthy upper class |
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Republican gov |
Citizens have power to govern |
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Common welfare |
The good of the entire community |
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Civic vertue |
Both citizens and leaders lived modern lives |
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Dictator |
Supreme ruler with unlimited power |
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Seperated power |
Gov among teh diff branches so that one brach would not have all the power |
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Balance teh powers |
No one could have so much power it could control the others |
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Constitution |
Frame work for a gov |
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Constitutional gov |
Political system have powers of the person |
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Autocratic gov |
Unlimited power |
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Higher law |
Religous principle that is believed |
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Private doman |
Individuals life wich is no bussiness of the gov |
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Seperation of powers |
1/2 ways to prevent abuse of powers |
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Checks and balances |
Another way to prevant abuse of power |
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Legislative branch |
Has power to make laws |
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Executive branch |
Has power to carry out and enforce laws |
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Judicial branch |
Has rhe power to mange conflicts over the interpretation , application and inforcement of laws |
