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