Across
- 3. a form of government in which the executive, legislative, and judicial branches limit and control each other through a system of checks and balances
- 4. an eighteenth-century religious philosophy based on reason and natural law
- 10. favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom
- 12. n artistic style that was highly secular, emphasizing grace, charm, and gentle action
- 13. a system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal power
- 14. an elegant urban drawing room where, in the eighteenth century, writers, artists, government leaders, and others gathered to discuss the ideas of the philosophers
Down
- 1. the idea that religion should not play a role in areas such as government and education
- 2. the concept that the state should not impose government regulations but should leave the economy alone
- 5. the concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will and all individuals should be forced to abide by it since it represents what is best for the entire community
- 6. Russian for caesar; the title used by Russian emperors
- 7. romantic alliances
- 8. a political system in which a ruler claims to hold total power
- 9. a person who seeks wisdom; term applied to intellectuals during the Enlightenment
- 11. a member of the Russian nobility