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Lessons 2, 4,5 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 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. |
| 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 or Dictatorial Government | Government in which a single ruler or group has unlimited power. |
| 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. 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 on governmental power. |
| Monarchy | A form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler such as king or queen. |
| Private Domain | Areas of a person’s life that are not subject to governmental interference. |