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20 Cards in this Set
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Oppression |
Power over others that is cruel, when gov takes away rights |
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Democracy |
Government in which people hold power/vote |
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Tyranny |
Gov w/ cruel leader |
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Chaos |
When there is extreme confusion or disorder |
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Natural rights |
Rights a person in born with. Life liberty, property |
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Coup |
Taking over gov by force |
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Reign |
A period of time in which a certain monarch is in power |
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Enlightenment |
A time of change/new ideas due to the spread of knowledge and understanding |
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Absolutism |
Government in which the ruler has total power. Such as with Louis XIV, Peter the great, Louis XVI |
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Perpetual |
Continues forever |
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Reason |
When you think for yourself to solve a problem or come up with your own opinion about something |
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Liberty |
Freedom of choice |
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Estates |
Social/political class in france |
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Radical |
Wanting lots of changes immediately (willing to use violence to change) |
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Conservative |
When someone wants to keep current system/little change (cautious) |
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Liberal |
Wanting gradual, peaceful changes |
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Constitution |
A document that describes how the gov of a country will be set up/ how gov will work |
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Regime |
The gov currently in power |
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Revolution |
To change
Political rev- changes to gov
Social rev- changes to ideas and peoples ways of thinking |
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Balance of power |
Military/economic equality between nations |
