SS - Absolutism

What is globalization?

the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

Limited Government

a system where the government's powers are restricted by law, typically a constitution, to protect individual rights

economics

the social science that studies how individuals, businesses, and governments make choices to allocate scarce resources to satisfy their wants and needs

Seperation of power

a system of government where a country's legislative, executive, and judicial branches have distinct responsibilities to prevent any single branch from becoming too powerful

Forms of government

the systems and structures for how a community is ruled, defined by how power and authority are distributed

Democracy

system of government where power is vested in the people, who can rule directly or elect officials to represent them.

Natural rights

universal, inalienable rights that individuals are believed to possess simply by being human, and are not granted by governments or laws.

Market Economics

Market economics is an economic system in which the decisions regarding production, investment, and distribution of goods and services are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand

Social Contract

an implicit agreement among individuals and their government, where citizens surrender certain rights in exchange for protection and social order

John Locke

From England - thought that people are naturally born with rights, specifically life, liberty and property. Believed king should be impeached if he was tyrannical

Absolute Monarchy

a form of government where a single monarch, like a king or queen, holds supreme and unrestricted power, often justified by divine right

Parliament

legislature, or law-making body, that exists in many countries. Its main functions include representing the electorate, passing and amending laws, and overseeing the executive government

King charles I

King Charles I was the monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

Thomas Hobbes

From england - Thought humans were born corrupt - believed that people needed a strong, precise ruler

Jean Jacques Rousseau

From switzerland - believed that people were naturally good, power corrupted them and believed in a direct democracy.

Montesquieu

From france, believed that too much power leads to tyranny, believed in the seperation of powers.

Voltaire

From france, believed that people should be able to express themselves, Simply thought the government should be fair.