Enlightenment L2.1

________ is the belief that God has given kings and queens the unlimited right to rule as they choose.

• Divine Right

• Unlimited Government

• Limited Government

• Right to Rule

• Popular Sovereignty

________ is a government in which one person or group of people holds all power with no restrictions.

• Unlimited Government

• Divine Right

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

___________ is another word for unlimited government.

• authoritarian state

• federalism

• divine right

• nation

• unlimited government

________ is a type of state in which power is centralized and the people have few, if any, freedoms.

• authoritarian state

• limited govnerment

• popular sovereignty

• republic

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

• limited government

• authoritarian government

• popular sovereignty

• divine right

• unlimited government

What is a limited government checked by?

• Laws

• Kings

• Dictators

• Science

• Tradition

What is a limited government checked by?

• institutions representing the will of the people

• laws that give unlimited power to rulers

• they are not limited at all by anything

• branches of government that don't overlap

In a limited government, laws and institutions that represent the will of the people serve what function?

• They serve to check power of the government

• They serve to limit the power of the government

• They serve to allow kings to have complete control

• They serve to give each governmental branch unbridled power over one area of government.

Do laws check unlimited governments?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes but only if the people are educated

• If the people vote for such laws then they do

Can the ruler of an unlimited government do anything they wish to do without fear of breaking a law?

• yes

• no

• only if there are laws that specifically forbid alcohol

• yes, unless a King decides a Queen can also rule