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Social Studies Stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| government that does not have total power | limited government |
| there is no limit to the government's power | unlimited power |
| who signed the Magna Carta | King John |
| who was King Louis the 14 | "Sun King" |
| who was Peter the Great | he made himself head of the Russian Orthodox Church and took the title of Czar |
| who was Catherine the Great | she poisoned her husband and seized the throne |
| political system in which a ruler has total power | absolutism |
| idea that kings got their power from God | divine right |
| signed by King John and said that he was no longer above the law | Magna Carta |
| political system that the head of the state rules according to a constitution | constitutional monarchy |
| division of power among the branches of government | separation of powers |