The enlightenment and basic government terms Flashcards

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what is absolute monarchy?

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the king has total power

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2
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what is limited monarchy?

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king shares power with parliament and the constitution

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3
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what is a democracy?

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rule by the people

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what is a direct democracy?

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citizens decide on the issues on their own (takes long time)

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5
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what is a republic?

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citizens vote in others with similar ideas

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6
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what is a dictatorship?

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rule by force (normaly by one person)

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7
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what is federalism

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division of power between national and state governments

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what is a free command economy?

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you have total control of money and what you do with it

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9
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what is sovereignty?

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the right to rule and enforce laws and legal authority to do something

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10
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what is a command economy?

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no freedom with money, can own property.

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11
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what is mixed economy?

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some restrictions on what you can do with money set by government but the people also have some freedom with money (used in the usa)

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12
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what is the divine right of kings?

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That god put theking on the throne

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13
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what ideas did ancient Greece establish?

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direct democracy and the word politics

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14
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what ideas did ancient rome establish?

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the right to an appeal
equal treatment
innocent until proven guilty
and vetoing

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15
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what ideas did the enlightenment establish

A

modern ideas of freedom and individual rights

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16
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when was the enlightenment?

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1600-1700’s

17
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what was the enlightenment?

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the birth of science and freedom

18
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who is a social contract with?

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two groups (in this case between the government and the people)

19
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what was the opposite of divine right of kings?

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social contracts

20
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what did Hobbes believe?

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that the king rules; and the people obey
people are savages

21
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what did Locke believe?

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king must protect life liberty and propriety and if he doesn’t the people can replace him with someone that will grant them these rights

22
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what did Smith create?

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created economic freedom

23
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what did Beccaria believe?

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that the death penalty and torture shouldn’t be used and allowed

24
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what did voltere influence?

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the first amendment- freedom of religionpress and speech

25
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what did montesquieu influence?

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the idea of separation of powers

26
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what idea did the magna carta establish?

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limited government.

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