Absolutism and the Enlightenment

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  1. 5. a law signed by King William and Queen Mary that limited their power as a constitution
  2. 8. the absolute monarch of France, who was known as the sun king and built the Palace of Versailles
  3. 13. British philosopher that argued for the equal rights of women
  4. 15. a way of limiting power by ensuring that each branch of government limits the power of other branches
  5. 19. a kind of monarchy whose power is limited by laws
  6. 21. the branch of government that executes or enforces laws
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  1. 1. an intellectual movement inspired by Greek philosophers that emphasized logic and reason
  2. 2. the ability to influence the behavior of others
  3. 3. the centralized and complete power of a monarch
  4. 4. the beginning of modern science that saw innovations of understanding about the nature
  5. 6. a power given by God as a justification for the power of an absolute monarch
  6. 7. the branch of government that writes and creates laws
  7. 9. French philosopher that argued for separation of church and state and freedom of expression
  8. 10. the branch of government that interprets the law
  9. 11. an intellectual movement that attempted to understand society and culture, also known as the Age of Reason
  10. 12. the rule of one person as passed through a family lineage
  11. 14. French philosopher who argued that power should be limited and broken into 3 branches of power, so each branch could provide checks and balances on the others.
  12. 16. the rule of the people
  13. 17. British philosopher who argued that government should protect the rights of people (life, liberty, property)
  14. 18. British philosopher who argued that absolute monarchy was the best form of government based on his description of humans as always at war in their state of nature
  15. 20. the feeling of control over actions and their consequences.