All terms in this list:

john Locke: person who believed in equality-supported a constitutional govt.

ROUSSEAU: “social contract”Person who believes a society should be governed by general will

DIVINE RIGHTS OF KINGS: belief that kings receive their power from god and are responsible only to god

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE: U.S. declares it independence and starts The American Revolution

ENLIGHTENMENT: Time period when equality for all people was beginning started in Paris,France

MONTESQUIEU: Separation of Powers U.S. govt. model

ABSOLUTISM: Total power is held by one ruler

BILL OF RIGHTS: 1st 10 amendments to U.S. constitution-guarantees rights

NATURAL RIGHTS: Rights that all men are born with

RUMP PARLIAMENT: The remains of parliament after cromwell got rid of those who did not support him.

ADAM SMITH: Founder of capitalism laissez-faire economics

TABULA RASA: belief that people are born blank and their experiences mold them