Vocabulary
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| Absolute | unlimited;without restrictions
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| Absolutionism | The string belif one's power should not be limited/restrained
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| Monarchy | goverment headed by king/queen
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| Divine Right | belif that God has chosen you to rule
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| Corrupt | to make something bad
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| Tyranny/Tyrant | a goverment/ruler that abuses power
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| Philosopher/Philosophy | person who uses reason to solve the political, economic, and/or social problems of the day
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| Revolution | a dramatic change in thinking and/or behavior
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| Scientific Revoluition | a time of great scientific advancements
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| Geocentric Theroy | earth was the center of the Earth
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| Heliocentric theroy | sun is the center of the univerese nd all planets revolve around it
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| Reason | unemotional approch to the thought or behavior process
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| Heresy | going against the accepted veiws of an organization or respected person
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| Parliment/Congress | the law mking body of a country
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| Nobles | Wealthy land owners and holders of high goverment positions
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| English civil war | Series of violent conflicts between Charles 1 and Parliament supporters that lead to the end of monarchy for a long time
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| Glorius Revolution | the series of non-violent acts between James II and Parliment thatended absoulte rule and began monarchy
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| English BIll of Rights | document that established a new shape, roles and rules for goverment under William and Mary Orange
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| Constitution | a social contract that sets up shapes, roles and rules for a goverment and people
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| Constitutionl monarchy | goverment that has restrictions placed on its control and use of power
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| Enlightenment | philosophical movement of the 17/18 centuries when man used reason to solve problems
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| Democracy | a multi-party system of goverment;all people are born equal
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| Soveregin | posseing highest power
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| Popular sovereignty | idea that power is held by the people of a country/nation
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| Natural Rights | freedoms which one is born
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| Seperation of Power | division of control among two or more branches of goverment
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| Branch | section of goverment
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| Executive | branch of goverment that carries out laws
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| Judicial | branch that reads laws
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| Legistlative | branch that makes laws
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| Checks and Balances | limits placed upon a goverment to aviod abuse of power
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| Rule of law | idea that all must obey the law
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| Laissez-farie | belif that the goverment should do nothing for the economy--French for "Leave it alone"
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| Republic | goverment in which citizens elect reprezentitives to govern according to the rule of law
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| Economy | Foundation of wea;th increased or decreased by trade
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