The Enlightenment

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A person engaged or learned in philosophy (thinking) , especially as an academic discipline

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philosopher

Question 2

OLD IDEA: people do not have individual rights NEW IDEA: people have:

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natural rights - freedom of religion, freedom of speech

Question 3

Rousseau was passionately committed to individual freedom. All people were EQUAL and:

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there should be no NOBILITY

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He was a Frenchman - an author of books and political essays

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Voltaire

Question 5

Voltaire used this to criticize clergy, aristocracy, and government.

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SATIRE

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Locke: if government fails to protect the rights of citizens, people have the right to:

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overthrow the government

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Montesquieu's Idea about checks and balances and SEPARATION of POWERS is basis of the:

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US Constitution

Question 8

Voltaire inspired the protection of these in the US Bill of Rights

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Rights of citizens

Question 9

Locke's theory of Life, Liberty, and Property were the foundation of:

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the Declaration of Independence

Question 10

Locke's teachings influenced: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & Thomas Jefferson. They were:

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the Founding Fathers of the United States

Question 11

OLD IDEA: A government exercises ABSOLUTE POWER - NEW IDEA:

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One branch of government limits the power of another Branch

Question 12

An intellectual movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe in the 18th century

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'The Enlightenment'

Question 13

Rousseau's ideas inspired:

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the French Revolution

Question 14

Old idea: kings given power by GOD. The new idea - people have the right to :

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overthrow a government that ABUSES POWER

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Voltaire said: “I do not agree with a word you say but I will:

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defend to the death your right to say it.”

Question 16

The "DIVINE RIGHT" of Kings - means that the king has to the right to rule as decreed by:

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GOD

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She argued that women need education to become virtuous and useful.

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Question 18

Thomas Hobbes' idea: people agreed to hand over their rights to a strong ruler to keep order.

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The Social Contract

Question 19

He thought that humans were naturally wicked. Without government there would be war.

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Thomas Hobbes

Question 20

John Locke believed that people were born with the natural rights of:

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Life, Liberty, and Property

Question 21

Montesquieu was a French writer, devoted to study of political liberty. He believed in:

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a DIVISION of POWER

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OLD IDEA: Women did not need equal rights or require education - NEW IDEA:

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Women deserved equal rights require education

Question 23

Montesquieu believed in THREE branches of Government:

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Executive, Legislative , Judicial

Question 24

to give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation

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enlighten

The Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment

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