Relier Pairs Vocab - Unit 2Version en ligne Vocabulary par Todd Gainey 1 Age of Enlightenment 2 Constitutional Monarchy 3 Social Contract 4 Checks and Balances 5 Unlimited Government 6 Divine Right 7 Civic Virtue 8 Separation of Powers 9 Absolutism 10 Limited Government An age where Europeans began turning away from traditions towards reason. 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. 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. The idea that God chooses the king. A system that places absolute power in the hands of a ruler. A government system where power is limited by the people. 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.