review nov 10th

2. Ways that branches of government can limit one another’s power.
5. Renaissance thinker who wrote The Prince about political power and leadership.
7. Philosopher who believed people needed a powerful government to prevent conflict.
8. An intellectual movement that emphasised reason, science and questioning traditional authority.
15. Philosopher who argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
16. The branch of government responsible for carrying out laws.
19. Rights people are born with and should not have taken away.
21. A form of government in which power is held by the people or their representatives rather than a monarch.
25. The branch of government responsible for making laws.
28. A change intended to improve a system or institution.
29. Freedom to think, speak and act within the law.
31. A Renaissance way of thinking that focused on human potential, learning and achievement.
32. Safety from harm or danger; one reason people may agree to form a government.
34. The idea that leaders must explain their decisions and can be held responsible for their actions.
35. Agreement given by people for a government to have authority.
36. The supreme ruler or authority in a government.

1. Hobbes’s famous book explaining the need for a powerful sovereign.
3. A situation in which people live without an established government.
4. A form of government ruled by a king or queen.
6. A period of renewed interest in art, learning and ideas from ancient Greece and Rome.
9. The belief that individuals have value and importance.
10. A system of government in which people have a role in making political decisions.
11. Enlightenment thinker who argued that government power should be separated.
12. The power or right to make decisions and give commands.
13. The division of government authority between different branches.
14. Machiavelli’s famous book about how rulers gain and maintain power.
17. The idea that people should have the same rights and opportunities.
18. Something owned by a person; Locke included it among natural rights.
20. A period of major discoveries that changed how people understood the natural world.
22. The branch of government responsible for interpreting laws.
23. The idea that society can improve through knowledge and new ideas.
24. Not directly connected to religion or the Church.
26. An agreement in which people accept rules and government in exchange for protection and order.
27. Using logic and evidence to think through questions and problems.
30. Cruel or unfair use of power by a ruler or government.
33. Describes power held without meaningful limits or restrictions.