Unit 2 Vocabulary

A historical period when people began to use reason and logic to make decisions, rather than religion and superstition

• citizen

• common good

• Enlightenment

• Indigenous

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

• citizen

• common good

• Enlightenment

• Indigenous

a doctrine that human beings have basic rights, such as those to life, liberty, and property in a state of nature

• citizen

• parliament

• Enlightenment

• natural rights

The British legislature, which consists of two houses - the House of Commons and the House of Lords

an agreement among people to set up a government and obey laws (two words)

a legal member of a government, country, or nation

the good of the whole community

• common good

• parliament

• social contract

• rule of law

the condition of people living in a situation without man-made government, rules or laws

• State of Nature

• Rule of Law

• Common Good

• Social Contract

A person or group having the highest authority or power in a country or state

• Sovereign

• Citizen

• Enlightenment

• Indigenous

The principle that both those who govern and those were are governed must obey the law and are subject to the same laws