Absolutism Vocab

Absolutism

• All power is in the hands of one person

• The power is in the hands of the people

• There is no system of who has power

• The power is in the hands of a few famous/wealthy people

Divine Right

• Belief that no one has the right to rule

• Belief that a monarch has the God-given right to rule

• Belief that the people have the God-given right to rule

• Belief that only men have the right to rule

Monarch

• Lord or noble

• Coach

• King or queen

• Type of butterfly

Czar

• Monarch of USA

• Monarch of Russia

• Monarch of England

• Monarch of Persia

Constitutional Monarchy

• Government with king/queen but their power is limited by a constitution

• Government where king/queen is given ridiculous power by a constitution

• Government where the constitution gives people the power

• Government where there is a constitution but no one follows it

Centralized Government

• a system where decisions are made by elected officials that represent the people

• a system where all the power and decisions are controlled by multiple groups

• a system where all the power and decisions are controlled by one main authority or group

• a system where the power is divided equally amongst the citizens

Tyranny

• a ruler who gives other people the right to rule because they don't want the power

• a ruler making careless decisions because they don't know what to do with their power

• a ruler using their power to help people

• a ruler abusing their power to harm people

Line of Succession

• the order of people who will fill a leadership position

• the order of people that will vote for president

• the order of how people were killed by a monarch

• the order of how people will be born