SS Vocab Quiz # 4 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Reason | the use of scientific and logical thinking to draw conclusions about society |
Enlightment | was sparked by scientists who used reason, along with experiments,to figure out how the universe worked |
Natural Law | law that applied to everyone and that could be understood through reason |
Tabula Rasa | a blank slate or mind |
Natural Rights | rights belonging to all humans from birth |
Social Contract | an agreement between citizens and their ruler |
Declaration Of Independence | is a government document declaring the Independence of the American Colonies from Great Britain |
Philsophes | an educated person who uses reason to study life |
Separation Of Powers | division of power among the branches of government |
Checks and Balances | the form of government set up by the United States Constitution |
Civic Virtue | duty as a citizen |
Constitution | a plan of government, basically sets the terms of government |
Unwritten Constitution | is a collection of laws, traditions, and court decisions that develops over time |
Written Constitution | is a document stating the rules and principles on which nation |
Supreme Law | the rules that shape the actions of government and people |
Preamble | introduction to the United States Constitution |
Constitutional Law | a body of rulings that carry legal force |
Autocracy | a government in which power rests in the hands of a single authority |
Oligarchy | Any system of government in which a small group holds power |
Democracy | Any system in which people hold power |
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