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Chapter 11 vocab
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7th Grade
05/28/2012

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Theory
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an explanation of how or why something happens
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rationalism
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belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
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scientific method
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orderly way of collecting and analyzing evidence
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hypothesis
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proposed explanation of the facts
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natural law
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law that applies to everyone and can be understood by reason
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social contract
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agreement between rulers and the people upon which a government is based
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separation of powers
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equal division of power among the branches of government
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absolution
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system of rule in which monarchs held total power and claimed to rule by the will of God
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representative government
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system of government in which people elect leaders to make laws
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constitution
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written plan of government
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popular sovereignty
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idea that a government receives its power from the people
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estate
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a social class in France
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bourgeoisie
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the French midle class;part of the Third Estate class system
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