Enlightenment Vocab

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Acceptance of diverse religious beliefs and customs

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Religious Tolerance

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Agreement where people give power to government for protection.

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Social Contract

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Based on personal preference instead of reason

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Arbitrary

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Division of powers among government branches

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Separation of Powers

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Rights belonging to people by nature, simply because they are human.

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Natural Rights

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Period from late 1600s to late 1700s in Europe that changed outlook on life

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Enlightenment

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Rule by a single person with absolute power

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Despotism

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Inner nature of a situation; understanding

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Insight

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A government where the monarch's power is limited by laws.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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Basic human rights a government must protect

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Bill of Rights