H WH Absolute Monarchs Vocabulary Terms

Absolute Monarch

a ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people

Autocrat

a ruler with unlimited power

Balance of Power

Condition of roughly equal strength between opposing countries or alliances of countries.

Cabinet

A group of advisers to the president, prime minister, or monarch

Constitutional Government

government whose power is defined and limited by law

Czar/Tsar

A Russian emperor

Divine Right

Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.

Habeas Corpus

Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment

Limited/Constitutional Monarchy

Government led by a monarch whose powers were limited by a Constitution, and who was required to consult Parliament

Oligarchy

A government ruled by a few powerful people

Prime Minister

the head of an elected government; specifically a parliamentary system

Restoration

the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660

Skepticism

A philosophy which suggests that nothing can ever be known for certain.

Versailles

A palace built by Louis XIV outside of Paris

Westernization

adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture

Parliament

A body of representatives that makes laws for a nation