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Articles of Confederation-
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The United States’ first constitution. The government it formed governed from 1781 to 1789. It was unsuccessful because the government didn’t have the power to collect taxes from the states or regulate foreign trade.
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The Enlightenment-
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The time when man began to use his reason to discover the world and rid of the superstition and fear of the medieval world. Enlightenment thinkers rejected the authority of church and state. The discover of the natural laws which govern the universe led to scientific, political, and social advances.
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monarchy-
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A form of government in which political power belongs to one ruler, usually a king or queen, who receives his/her position by claim of divine or inherited right.
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natural law/natural rights-
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A set of principles which govern human interacts as opposed to being imposed by humans.
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separation of powers-
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Division of governmental power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branch of government.
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