Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards

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Enlightenment

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period during the 1600s to 1700s when reason was used to guide people's thoughts about society, politics, and philosophy

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Unlimited government

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a government in which one person or group has unlimited power with no restrictions

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Limited government

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government that is not all powerful and is checked by laws and institutions representing the will of all people

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Natural rights

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belief that developed during the Enlightenment that people had certain rights i.e life, liberty, and property

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Majority rule

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system in which the ideas and decisions supported by most people are followed

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Popular sovereignty

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the Enlightenment idea that government should express the will of the people

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Rule of law

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the idea that everybody must follow the laws of the land

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Declaration of Independence

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A document declaring the US colonies to be independent of the British Crown, signed on July 4, 1776.

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Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

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A fundamental document of the French Revolution, it guaranteed specific freedoms for the French.

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Coup d’etat

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A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.