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13 Cards in this Set
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Town meeting |
A gathering in which residents meet to make decisions for the community. |
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Freedom of Press |
The right of newspapers and other public media to publish articles believed to be accurate. |
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John Peter Zenger |
A publisher of the Weekly journal, a newspaper in New York City. |
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Libel |
The publishing of statements that damage a persons reputation. |
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Enlightened |
Free from the superstitions and ignorence of middle ages. |
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Absolute Monarch |
A ruler with complete authority over the goverment. |
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Devine Right |
A rulers authority comes directly from God. |
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John Locke |
An English philosopher that proposed that people have natural rights. |
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Natural Rights |
Rights that belong to every human being from birth. |
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Baron De Montesquieu |
A french philosopher who challenged the idea of devine rights. |
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Seperation of powers |
Divison of the power of goverment into separate branches. |
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Benjamin Franklin |
A successful printer in Philadelphia who studied liturature, mathematics, science, and philosophy. |
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Johnston Edwards |
A Massachutes preacher who called an people to examine their lives and commit themselves to God. |
