A type of Government which has a Monarch at its head, the King or Queen is the Government
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Constitutional checks
A system whereby the different branches are controlled by other branches so none can gather too much power. A method of restraining absolute power.
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Absolutism/ Absolutist
Accepting or believing complete principles such as in political or ethical matters. Opposite of a monarchy with constitutional checks
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Bureaucracy
A governmental system whereby the important decisions are made by state officials not by elected representatives. Officials chosen by either merit or who they know and are
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Patronage
Distributing favors or jobs on a political basis for people who support a political campaign. (Know the right people and they can give you what you want).
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Faction
A group of people who form a minority within a larger group, this occurs especially in politics or in a court or the Government
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Theologian
A person who is an expert in Theology or religious thinking
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Monastic Order
A group of people, such as Monks, who live their lives following religious rules strictly: poverty, chastity and obedience
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Secular
Activities or ideas and attitudes that have no religious basis
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Purgatory
A Catholic belief that people who have sinned, their souls will go to a place of suffering before going to Heaven or Hell
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Excommunicaton
When a member of the church gets excluded completely from their own church
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Laity
Lay people or ordinary people, who can be Christian but not ordained not a priest or a monk
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The Papacy
The authority of the Pope
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Sacraments
Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Extreme unction, Holy Communion, Confession and Ordination
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Bull
An order from the Pope
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Cardinal
Direct deputy of the Pope
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Chantry
Where prayers are said for the souls in purgatory
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Dispensation
A special permission granted by the Pope
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Erastianism
The belief that secular rulers should run the Church
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Good Works
Actions which can earn Grace
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Grace
Fitness for heaven, a state of perfection
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Penance
The process of regret and ammends
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Salvation
The process of being saved
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The Word
The message of God
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Vernacular
The language of the people
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Priesthood of all Believers
Lutheran belief that everyone can become a priest
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Solafideism
Lutheran doctrine that 'by faith alone' we shall be saved
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Sola scriptura
Latin for 'by scripture alone' (Protestant view of the importance of the Bible)
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Transubstantiation
Catholic belief that bread and wine in Eucharist turn into the body and the blood of Jesus
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Vulgate
The standard Catholic version of the Bible
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
A system whereby the different branches are controlled by other branches so none can gather too much power. A method of restraining absolute power.
Back
Constitutional checks
Card 3
Front
Accepting or believing complete principles such as in political or ethical matters. Opposite of a monarchy with constitutional checks
Back
Card 4
Front
A governmental system whereby the important decisions are made by state officials not by elected representatives. Officials chosen by either merit or who they know and are
Back
Card 5
Front
Distributing favors or jobs on a political basis for people who support a political campaign. (Know the right people and they can give you what you want).
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