Enlightenment Vocab

Constitutional Monarchy

• Monarchy limited by law

• Monarchy without limits

• Monarchy ruled by queens

• Monarchy without an heir.

Publications

• Videos

• books, magazines, and other materials that are printed.

• A monarchy that is limited by a legal code.

• A form of government in which citizens have the right to vote.

Natural Rights

• Rights granted by the state

• Rights granted to citizens by philosophers

• Rights that belong to all people from birth.

• Rights that belong to the natural world.

Separation of Powers

• Separating the ruler from the military.

• Dividing powers equally among organizations

• Dividing powers equally among three people

• Dividing powers equally among three branches of government.

Interpret

• to explain, give the meaning of

• To judge

• To place a high importance on

• To think critically about

Social Contract

• Written agreements between people and government.

• A written agreement between the people and the military.

• An unwritten agreement between people and their government.

• An unwritten agreement between the people and the military.

Tolerance

• Allowing others to hold beliefs different from your own.

• Loving everybody no matter what.

• Restricting other beliefs.

• Anarchy