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14 Cards in this Set
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Period in which people started to question the nature of absolute governments
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Enlightenment
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Definition of "revolution"
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a change
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belief in a relationship between the people and the government; the people give the government its power and the government protects the rights of the people
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SOCIAL CONTRACT
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Philosophe who believed people were born naturally selfish and needed an absolute government to regulate society
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THOMAS HOBBES
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A government in which a king or queen controls all decisions in a country
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ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
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Philosophe from England who believed the people have the right to overthrow a government that does not protect their rights
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JOHN LOCKE
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Locke's three natural rights
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LIFE, LIBERTY, PROPERTY
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Term for rights you are born with
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NATURAL RIGHTS
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Philosophe who believed in separation of powers in government into 3 branches
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MONTESQUIEU
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Separating the powers in government among three branches to prevent tyranny is referred to as...
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CHECKS AND BALANCES/SEPARATION OF POWERS
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This philosophe believed strongly in freedoms of speech and religion
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VOLTAIRE
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Government in which all citizens take part in making decisions
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DIRECT DEMOCRACY
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Government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions
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REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY/REPUBLIC
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Term for a monarch who believed his/her power comes from God
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DIVINE RIGHT
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