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SS Vocab
vocab words #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consent | To agree and accept something, approve of something, or allow something to take place |
| Natural rights | A doctrine that that human beings have basic rights, such as those to life, liberty, and property in a state of nature and that people create governments to protect those rights |
| purpose of government | To protect those natural rights that the individual cannot effectively 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. |
| 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 |
| Constitutional Government | A government in which the power 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. For example, the constitution is a higher law than any federal or state law. In the natural rights philosophy, it means that natural law and divine |
| limits | Restrictions or boundaries over governmental power |
| monarchy | A form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler such as 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 by the legislature for approval. |
| Checks and Balances | The distribution of balancing power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to 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 that makes laws. |
| Separation of Powers | The division of powers among the different branches of government. In the United States, powers are divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
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