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| Checks and balances | power distributed to 3 branches that can check each others power |
| Enlightenment | an 18th-century movement that stressed reason, science and learning |
| Individual liberty | freedom that a person has to act and make choices without undue external restraint, especially by the government |
| Influence | to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something |
| Natural law | an internal set of rules that people follow without being told |
| Natural rights | universal, fundamental rights (life, liberty, property) |
| Separation of powers | government structure setting up 3 branches with their own distinct characteristics |
| Social contract | an agreement among people to follow a certain form of government & abide by its laws |
| Montesquieu | French Enlightenment philosopher that believed separating government powers amongst 3 branches to prevent tyranny |
| Locke | English Enlightenment philosopher who believed in natural rights; wrote Two Treatises of Government which outlines his views on government; government receives its power from the people |
| Popular sovereignty | authority of the people |
| Tyranny | ruling by a cruel government ignoring the needs of its people |
