HISTORY CHAPTER 5 VOCAB
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 natural law | rules of conduct discoverable by reason |
| natural right | right that belongs to all humans from birth, such as life, liberty, and property |
| social contract | an agreement by which people gave up their freedom in order to avoid chaos |
| Philosophe | French thinker who desired reform in society during the Enlightenment |
| Laissez-Faire | policy allowing business to operate with little or no governmental interference |
| Enlightened despot | absolute ruler who used his or her power to bring about political and social change |
| Popular sovereignty | basic principal or the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power. And the government can exist only with the consent of the governed. Important part of constitution. |
| Federal Republic | government in which power is divided between the national, or federal, government and the states. |
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