Unit 2 Enlightenment Vocab

1. _ a t _ _ a _
_ i g _ _s
t h r u n r l t

2. natural
rights
t h r u n r l

3. Natural Rights:
A freedom people are
born with relating to
life, liberty and
property

4. _ o c _ a _
_ on_ _ac _
t t r c i l s

5. social
contract
t t r c i l s

6. Social Contract:
An agreement among
people in a society
with their government

7. _ _pa _a _io _
o_
_o _e _s
s t r w p
r e n f

8. Separation
of
Powers
s t r w p
r e n f

9. Separation of Powers:
an act of breaking up government
into different branches in order to
keep one branch from becoming too
powerful

10. _ n _ i _ _ t e _ m e _ _
e h g l n t n

11. enlightenment
e h g l n t n

12. Enlightenment Period:
A time, after the adoption of the
English Bill of Rights, when new
ideas (including new ideas on
government) were thought up that
influenced revolutions (including
the American Revolution)