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An explanation of how or why something happens, which is based on observations. |
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The belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge, founded by Descartes. |
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An orderly way of collecting and analyzing data. |
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An explanation of the facts which happens after careful observation of facts |
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A law that applied to everyone and could be understood |
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Power being separated into the branches of government: judicial, executive, legislative. |
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An agreement between rulers and the people |
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A system where monarch held absolute power. European thinkers favored limits on government power but powerful kings and queens still ruled most of europe. |
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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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Written plans of government |
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The idea that government receives its powers from the people |
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Classes French people were divided into |
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