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| monarch's belief that God gave them the right to rule |
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| a nation governed by the people |
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| system of government where the power of the monarch is limited by law |
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| an overthrow of one government and the substitution of another. a sudden or radical change |
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| a government where the constitutional limitations are placed on the powers of government |
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| a government that lacks any controls -Nazi Germany |
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| the period between 1660 and 1880 when the English monarchy was brought back to power |
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| established that a monarch ruled by the power of parliament and not by God |
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| Signed by William and Mary. It gave parliament the power to limit monarchs power |
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| the scientific revolution and the age of reason |
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| the systematic process for gathering and analyzing evidence |
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| a time of great scientific advances |
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| An agreement between people and their government |
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| a group of people that attempted to solve conflict using reason for the good of society |
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| the idea that a government should not have anything to do with the economy |
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| power shared between a national government and the state government |
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| declaration of Independence |
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| Signed by the continental congress in July 1776. Written by Thomas Jefferson. Declared colonies free and independent from England |
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| the basic principals and laws of a nation that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to people |
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| 1788 added to the constitution an a condition of ratification guaranteeing freedoms. Speech, religion, press, assembly, bear arms, search and seizure, trial |
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| a social position or rank |
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| officials in a religious order |
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| seven law codes the replaced the many systems of law in france |
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| the radicals who wanted a republic in France arrested, and executed anyone who opposed them |
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| a large estate or plantation in Latin America usually owned by wealthy creoles |
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| a group of people in control of a government after a revolutionary overthrow, usually a military group |
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