Matching Pairs Vocab - Unit 2Online version Vocabulary by Todd Gainey 1 Age of Enlightenment 2 Social Contract 3 Checks and Balances 4 Divine Right 5 Civic Virtue 6 Absolutism 7 Unlimited Government 8 Limited Government 9 Separation of Powers 10 Constitutional Monarchy The belief that a citizen should do good things because it is their duty, not because they are told to do it. A monarchy ruled by an elected assembly and limited by law. A government system where a monarch has complete control over the government. A system that places absolute power in the hands of a ruler. An agreement between the people and their leaders that stated that if the government failed to protect their natural rights, the people could replace the government. An age where Europeans began turning away from traditions towards reason. The idea that God chooses the king. A system that split the powers of government into several branches. A system that gives each branch of government the power to prevent the others from accumulating too much power. A government system where power is limited by the people.
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