| A | B |
|---|
| republican government | citizens give power to elected leaders who promote the common welfare |
| common welfare | good of the community |
| civic virtue | putting the good of others before your own selfish interests |
| separation of powers | creating branches of government that each have some power |
| balance of powers | make each branch equal to the other two, so no branch controls the others |
| social compact | people give up some rights in exchange for protection from government |
| state of nature | living with no government, which would be chaos |
| natural rights | life, liberty and property |
| absolute power (dictator) | power without limits, in the hands of one person |
| consent | agree to |
| Roman Republic | the first Republic |
| Cinncinatus | a model of civic virtue |
| Montesquieu | wrote about how to organize a representative government |
| Locke | wrote about natural rights and the purpose of government |
| checks | how one branch of government controls the others |
