Absolutism and the Enlightenment

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  1. 2. the branch of government that executes or enforces laws
  2. 3. the rule of one person as passed through a family lineage
  3. 6. a way of limiting power by ensuring that each branch of government limits the power of other branches
  4. 7. an intellectual movement that attempted to understand society and culture, also known as the Age of Reason
  5. 10. French philosopher that argued for separation of church and state and freedom of expression
  6. 12. the absolute monarch of France, who was known as the sun king and built the Palace of Versailles
  7. 15. 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.
  8. 19. influenced the method of thinking with logic, reason, and experimentation that greatly influenced the enlightenment thinkers
  9. 20. a power given by God as a justification for the power of an absolute monarch
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  1. 1. the branch of government that writes and creates laws
  2. 4. 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
  3. 5. first tsar of Russia, used absolute power and violence
  4. 8. the branch of government that interprets the law
  5. 9. British philosopher that argued for the equal rights of women
  6. 11. the centralized and complete power of a monarch
  7. 13. the rule of the people
  8. 14. a kind of monarchy whose power is limited by laws
  9. 16. British philosopher who argued that government should protect the rights of people (life, liberty, property)
  10. 17. enlightened Protestant monarch f England but tolerated other religions, love of arts and scientific studies
  11. 18. the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgments by a process of logic