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Social Studies Vocab 16
Monarchies and Revolutions
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7th Grade
09/23/2009

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divine right
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monarch's belief that God gave them the right to rule
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commonwealth
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a nation governed by the people
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conditional monarchy
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system of government where the power of the monarch is limited by law
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revolution
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an overthrow of one government and the substitution of another. a sudden or radical change
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limited government
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a government where the constitutional limitations are placed on the powers of government
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unlimited government
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a government that lacks any controls -Nazi Germany
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restoration
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the period between 1660 and 1880 when the English monarchy was brought back to power
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glorious revolution
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established that a monarch ruled by the power of parliament and not by God
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English Bill of Rights
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Signed by William and Mary. It gave parliament the power to limit monarchs power
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Enlightenment
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the scientific revolution and the age of reason
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Scientific Method
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the systematic process for gathering and analyzing evidence
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Natural Law
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the laws of nature
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Scientific Revolution
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a time of great scientific advances
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Social Contract
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An agreement between people and their government
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Philosophes
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a group of people that attempted to solve conflict using reason for the good of society
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laissez-faire economies
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the idea that a government should not have anything to do with the economy
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federal system
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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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Constitution
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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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bill of rights
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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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estates
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a social position or rank
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clergy
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officials in a religious order
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Napoleonic code
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seven law codes the replaced the many systems of law in france
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reign of terror
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the radicals who wanted a republic in France arrested, and executed anyone who opposed them
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hacienda
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a large estate or plantation in Latin America usually owned by wealthy creoles
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junta
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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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