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Lesson 2,4,5 vocab
Lesson 2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consent | To agree or accept something, approve of something, or allow something to take place. |
| Natural Rights: | A doctrine that human beings have basic rights, such as those of life, liberty, and property in a state of nature and that people create governments to protect those rights. |
| Purpose of Government: | To protect the natural rights that the individual cannot efficiently protect in a state of nature. |
| Social Contract: | An agreement among the people to set up a government and obey its laws. The theory was developed by the natural rights philosopher John Locke to explain the origin of legitimate government. |
| State of Nature: | The basis of natural rights philosophy; a state of nature is the condition of people living in a situation without man-made government, rules, or laws. |
| Constitution: | A set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that set forth the way a government is organized and operated. |
| Autocratic or Dictatorial Government: | Government in which a single ruler or group has unlimited power. A Dictator denies people personal rights. |
| Constitutional Government: | A government in which the powers of the ruler or rulers are limited by a constitution. |
| Higher Law: | As used in describing a legal system, this term refers to the superiority of one set of laws over another. The constitution is higher and any state law. |
| Limits: | Restrictions or boundaries on governmental powers. |
| Constitution: | A set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that set forth the way a government is organized and operated. |
| Monarchy: | A form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler like a king or queen. |
| Autocratic or Dictatorial Government: | Government in which a single ruler or group has unlimited power. A Dictator denies people personal rights. |
| Private Domain: | Areas of a person’s life that are not subject to governmental interference. |
| Constitutional Government: | A government in which the powers of the ruler or rulers are limited by a constitution. |
| Bill: | A proposed law given to the legislature for approval. |
| Higher Law: | As used in describing a legal system, this term refers to the superiority of one set of laws over another. The constitution is higher and any state law. |
| Checks and Balances: | The distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch can dominate the others. |
| Limits: | Restrictions or boundaries on governmental powers. |
| Monarchy: | A form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler like a king or queen. |
| Private Domain: | Areas of a person’s life that are not subject to governmental interference. |
| Bill: | A proposed law given to the legislature for approval. |
| Checks and Balances: | The distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch can dominate the others. |
| Executive Branch: | The branch of government that carries out the laws made by the legislative branch. |
| Judicial Branch: | The branch of government that interprets and applies the laws and settles disputes. |
| Legislative branch: | The branch of government in which the legislative branch has ultimate power. |
| Separation of Powers: | The division of powers among the different branches of government. |
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