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10th Grade
11/05/2008

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Enlightenment
Definition
intellectual movement and that started in Europe
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Social contract
Definition
Agreement between citizens and the government
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Natural rights
Definition
Rights all people have "seperation of powers" division of government into seperate brances
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Separation of powers
Definition
division of government into separate branches
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American Revolution
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America's fight for independence for Britain.
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Representative government
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Government in which citizens elect representatives to make laws
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Federal system
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Government in which powers are divided between federal and state government
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French Revolution
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French people's fight for democratic freedoms
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United Nations
Definition
International organization established in 1945
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