| A | B |
|---|
| natural rights | right to life, liberty and property |
| government | form or system of rule by state or community is governed |
| absolute power | power without limits |
| state of nature | when there is no government or laws |
| consent | to permit, approve or agree to |
| social compact or contract | to give up some freedoms in exchange for protection and securtiy |
| Roman Republic | form of government tat existed in ancient Europe |
| aristocrats | wealthy upper class |
| republican government | type of government where citizens have power to govern, elect representative and reps. are responsible to promote common welfare |
| common welfare | the good of the entire community |
| civic virtue | both citizens and their leaders live modest lives |
| dictator | supreme ruler with unlimited power |
| seperated powers | different branches or parts of the governemtn so that no one branch would have all the power |
| balanced powers | equal power among the branches of government |
| cinstitution | framework for a government |
| autocratic or dictorial government | government with unlimited power |
| higher law | gives basic rights to it's citizens; establishes responsibility of government to protect those rights; places limits on government powers; principle of private domain and can only be changed with widespread consent of citizens, according to certain set proceedures |
| private domain | area of an individual's live that is no business of the government |
| seperation of powers | one of two ways to prevent the abuse of government power |
| checks and balances | one of two ways to prevent the abuse of government power |
| legislative branch | the power to make laws |
| executive branch | has the power to carry out and enforce laws |
| judicial branch | power to manage conflicts over the interpretation, application and enforcement of laws |
