Constitutional Monarchy
Unlimited Government
Social Contract
Limited Government
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Absolutism
Age of Enlightenment
Divine Right
Civic Virtue
A system that gives each branch of government the power to prevent the others from accumulating too much power.
The idea that God chooses the king.
An agreement between the people and their leaders that stated that if the government failed to protect their natural rights, the people could replace the government.
A system that places absolute power in the hands of a ruler.
A system that split the powers of government into several branches.
A government system where power is limited by the people.
An age where Europeans began turning away from traditions towards reason.
The belief that a citizen should do good things because it is their duty, not because they are told to do it.
A government system where a monarch has complete control over the government.
A monarchy ruled by an elected assembly and limited by law.
