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Unit 2 global
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis: | proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. |
| Scientific Method: | a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested. |
| Natural Law: | The idea that god had set up specific on breakable laws that control how the universe works, like the laws of gravity. |
| Natural Rights: | Conceived by John Locke, natural rights are privileges and basic freedoms people are entitled to simply because they exist; Life, Liberty, and a right to Property |
| Pacifism: | the belief that any violence, including war, is unjustifiable under any circumstances |
| Deism: | Deism: The belief that God has created the universe but remains apart from it and permits his creation to administer itself through natural laws. |
| Enlightenment: | An intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries marked by a celebration of the powers of human reason, a keen interest in science, the promotion of religious toleration, and a desire to construct governments free of tyranny. |
| Revolution: | a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, especially one made suddenly and often accompanied by violence. |
| Civil War: | a war between citizens of the same country. |
| Divine Right of Kings: | The doctrine that kings and queens have a God-given right to rule and that rebellion against them is a sin. |
| Martial Law: | military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. |
| Separation of Powers: | an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. |
| Executive Branch: | responsible for implementing, supporting, and enforcing the laws |
| Legislative Branch: | writes, debates, and passes laws. Making laws can be called legislating. |
| Judicial Branch: | includes criminal and civil courts that decides who has broken a law and helps interpret the United States Constitution to judge if laws are constitutional |
| Checks and Balances: | whereby each branch of the government (executive, judicial, and legislative) has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches. |
| Constitution: | the system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed |
| Habeas Corpus: | a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention. |
| Limited Government: | Government. restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution |
| Confederation: | When a group of people or nations form an alliance, it is called a confederation, allowing each member to govern itself but agreeing to work together for common causes. |
| Federal system: | federal government is a system that divides up power between a strong national government and smaller local governments. Federal, State, Local |
| Bicameral: | (of a legislative body) having two branches or chambers. Senate and House of Representatives |
| Nationalism | advocacy of political independence for a particular country. |
| Conservatism: | as a political and social philosophy promotes retaining traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization. |
| Liberalism: | political doctrine that takes protecting and enhancing the freedom of the individual to be the central problem of politics. |
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