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Social Studies

Published on Mar 17, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Social Studies

Dairrion McDaniel
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Mercantilism

The economic theory that trade generates wealth.

Caravel

A ship used for travel; First created by the Portuguese.
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Capitalism

A country's trade is controlled by private owners rather than the state.
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Cartography

A type of map making.
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Social Contract

A theory that questions society's origin, created in the Age of Enlightenment.

Absolutism

The acceptance of political, ethical, philosophy, and theological matters.
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Constitution

A body of fundamental bodies who acknowledges how the state is governed.
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Parliament

The highest legislative authority in Britain

Divine Right

A doctrine of royal and political legitimacy.

Authoritarian

Enforcing strict obedience to authority for freedom
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Checks and Balances

An enforcement made so no government becomes too powerful.
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Limited

Under limitations of power by constitution
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Unlimited

Not limited.

Democracy

A system of government.
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Monarchy

A king/queen government
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Enlightenment

An intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th century. European.

Dictator

A ruler (By force) of a countrry
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Rule of Law

The legal principle that law should govern a country.
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Separation of Powers

Vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers into separate bodies.
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Totalitarian

A system of government that's centralized and dictorial.
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Heliocentrism

A theory that the planets orbit the sun.