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