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Natural Rights
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A philosophy from Lock called _________ that says life, liberty, and property were what people always seek in any time or location.
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Social Contract
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An agreement an individual makes to be governed in order to ensure that their natural rights by giving the government power to make and enforce laws is called a(n) _________.
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State of Nature
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A theory of philosopher Locke of how a nation would be with an absence of a government/ruling body where people have unlimited freedom to do as they wished is called a(n) _________.
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John Locke
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_________ developed the natural rights philosophy: state of nature, law of nature, and natural rights; and was a large influence on our founding fathers.
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Consent
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In order for a legitimate government to be formed, _________ must be given by the people to be ruled by that government.
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Autocracy
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A form of unlimited government where the power and authority of the government is in the hands of a singe person obtained by inheritance or by force is a(n) _________.
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Checks & Balances
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A system of _________ is used to prevent our government from abusing its power by sharing equality between the three branches of government.
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Common Good
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_________ is benefitting the community as a whole.
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Constitution
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A(n) _________ is a set of laws and customs that limits the powers of a government in a constitutional government.
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Constitutional Government
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A(n) _________ is a government in which the poewrs of the government are limited by a constitution. Citizens have private domain and their natural rights must be protected.
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Right of Revolution
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If a government fails to protect people's rights, they people have a(n) _________.
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Separation of Powers
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_________ is where the government is divided into three groups: executive, legislative, and judicial.
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Democracy
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A(n) _________ is a form of government where the ultimate authoritys rests with the will of the majority and also where members participated directly in their government instead of with representatives.
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Dictatorship
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A(n) _________ is a form of an autocratic fovernment in which one person rules not through inheritance.
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Totalitarianism
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_________ is a form of unlimited government in which a dictator seeks to control all aspects of social and economic life.
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