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