| A | B |
|---|
| Natural Rights | Life, Liberty, and Property |
| government | organization to protect natural rights |
| absolute power | power without limits |
| state of nature | life with no government or laws |
| consent | agreement or approval |
| social contract | giving up freedoms in exchange for protection and security |
| Roman Republic | people governed themselves without a king |
| aristocrats | upper weathly class |
| republican government | citizens elect people to govern |
| common welfare | the good of the entire community |
| civic virtue | both citizens and leaders live modest lives |
| dictator | person with complete power |
| separation of powers | different parts of a government |
| balance of powers | no on branch of government has more power than others |
| constitution | plan of government |
| higher law | law obeyed by people running the government |
| private domain | area of person's life that is no business of government |
| executive branch | president |
| legislative branch | congress |
| judicial branch | supreme court |
