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Roots of Democracy

Vocab-Locke and Hobbes

TermDefinition
government control or organization of a country and it's shape
constitution a written set of laws
democracy government of a country by its people
republic a government by which power is held by the representatives elected by the people
liberty freedom
dictator person who has complete power to rule over others
representative a person who is chosen to act or speak for others
veto the power to forbid or stop an act of government
laws the body of official rules of a country that must be obeyed
colony land owned and governed by another country
contract an agreement where both sides agree to do something to reach a shared goal
consent of the governed Locke's belief that if government fails to protect citizens they have a right to revolt
salons gathering of influential people across social classes
republicanism belief that a country's leader should be chosen by the citizens in a general election
enlightenment an era of time where people developed new ideas about human existence and how governments should be run
natural rights basic rights that humans are born with life, liberty and property
transgress to misbehave or break a law
forfeit to give up
abolish to get rid of
Thomas Hobbes English scholar and philosopher wrote the book The Leviathan
John Locke English enlightenment thinker wrote the books on government
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