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WH2 Sec. 1 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| natural law | law that governs human nature |
| social contract | an agreement by which they gave up the state of nature for an organized society. |
| natural right | right that belongs to all humans from birth. |
| philosophe | member of a group of Enlightenment thinkers who tried to apply the methods of science to the improvement of society |
| physiocrat | Enlightenment thinker who searched for natural laws to explain economics. |
| laissez faire | policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference |