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Chapter 11 Vocabulary
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05/29/2012

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theory
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an explanation of how or why something happens based on what you observe about something
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rationalism
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the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
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scientific method
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an orderly way of collecting and analyzing evidence
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hypothesis
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an explanation of facts
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natural law
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a law that applied to everyone and could be understood by reason
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social contract
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an agreement between rulers and the people
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separation of powers
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power is divided among the branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial
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absolutism
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system of rule in which monarchs held total power and claimed to rule by the will of God
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representative government
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a government in which people elect representatives to make laws and conduct government
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constitutions
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written plans of government
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popular sovereignty
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the idea that government receives its powers from the people
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estates
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social classes in France
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bourgeoisie
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the French middle class; part of the third class system
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