Chapter 5

Question 0

Social contract

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an agreement by which people gave up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos

Question 1

Natural Law

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rules of conduct discoverable by reason

Question 2

Natural Right

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right that belongs to all humans from birth, such as life, liberty, and property

Question 3

Philosophe

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French for “philosopher”; French thinker who desired reform in society during the Enlightenment

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Laissez faire

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policy allowing business to operate with little or no government interference

Question 5

Censorship

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restriction on access to ideas and information

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Baroque

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ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600s and 1700s
Salons-informal social gathering at which writers, artists, philosophes, and others exchanged ideas

Question 7

Salons

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informal social gathering at which writers, artists, philosophes, and others exchanged ideas

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Rococo

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personal, elegant style of art and architecture made popular during the mid-1700s that featured designs with the shapes of leaves, shells, and flowers

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Enlightened despot

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absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change

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Popular sovereignty

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basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed

Question 11

Federal republic

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government in which power is divided between the national, or federal, government and the states