Unit 3 Vocabulary Frontload The Enlightenment & Age of Revolutions Ms. Ramos
Sovereignty Don’t have to obey higher authority No one else has right to dictate internal affairs of another state Ms. Ramos
Natural Rights Rights that belong to all – Life, liberty, property Ms. Ramos
Separation of Powers Certain pwrs given to different parts of govt to prevent one part from becoming too pwrful Ms. Ramos
Social Contract People give up freedom to govt to avoid anarchy Ms. Ramos
Limited Government Restrictions placed on govt to prevent abuse Ms. Ramos
Constitutional Monarchy Constitution or legislative body limits the monarchy Ms. Ramos Meiji Japan
Absolute Monarchy King/Queen w/complete authority over govt & lives of the people Ms. Ramos
Civil Rights rights to full legal, social, and economic equality Ms. Ramos
Habeas Corpus No person held in prison w/o being charged w/ specific crime Ms. Ramos /
Popular Sovereignty People are the source of govt’s power Ms. Ramos those-confronting-every-day-to-the-taliban-groups-today-is-made-evident-by-the-exercise- of-the-right-to-vote/