World History Chapter 8 Test

a system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal powers

an alteration proposed or effected by parliamentary or constitutional procedure

the right to govern through the consent of the people

a form of government which power is shared between the national and state governments

to assure fulfillment of a condition

one who follows, especially one who takes over a throne, title, estate, or office

in the end

an artistic style that replaced baroque in the 1730s; it was highly secular, emphasizing grace, charm, and gentle action

the concept proposed by Rousseau that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will, and all individuals should be forced to abide by the general will since its represents what is best for the entire community.

an eighteenth-century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law