Enlightenment Ideas

2. rights Rights that people have under natural law (life, liberty, property).
5. and balances A system that allows each branch of a government to amend, override, or veto acts of another branch
6. A gathering of people where intellectuals, artists and writers would meet to discuss ideas, literature, philosophy, and the arts.
9. monarchy Also known as a limited monarchy, a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution
10. of law The idea that all people are subject to and accountable to the law

1. A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
3. of powers The principle of a system of vesting in separate branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government.
4. rule Fundamental principle of democracy where the choice is preferred by more than half of the voters
7. of nature A constant and violent condition of competition in which each individual has a natural right to everything, regardless of the interests of others.
8. contract An agreement between individuals and the government where people give up certain freedoms in exchange for protection of their natural rights