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| explanation of how or why something happens |
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| belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge |
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| orderly way of collecting and analyzing evidence |
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| law applied to everyone and could be understood by reason |
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| agreement between rulers and the people |
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| power is divided among the branches of government |
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| when powerful kings and queens ruled most of Europe |
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| representative government |
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| government which people elect representatives to make laws and conduct government |
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| written plans of government |
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| idea that government receives its powers from the people |
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| the middle class of the system |
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