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