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Vocab Test: 2, 4-5

TermDefinition
Consent To agree and accept something, approve of something or allow something to take place
Natural rights A doctrine 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 nature 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.
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.
Autocratic Government Government in which a single ruler or group has unlimited power.
Dictatorial Government A political system in which the ruler has unlimited power and denies people fundamental rights.
Constitution A set of customs, traditions, rules, and laws that set forth the way a government is organized and operated
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 a higher law than any federal or state law
Limit Restrictions or boundaries on 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 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 that makes the laws
Separation of powers The division of powers among the different branches of government
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