English Civil War to Enlightenment

“All mankind... being all equal... no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.”

By what nickname was Charles II known?

What 'AXciting' public event took place on January 30th, 1649 in the streets of London?

What adjective was used to describe the Revolution that gave the throne to William and Mary?

the legislative body of England (and most of modern Europe)

“When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person...there can be no liberty…"

At the end of the governmental conflicts (~1700) who had more power in England?

What was one of the main reasons Parliament disliked Charles I?

What was the biggest problem with James II?

a government run by representatives and has an elected or representative leader, not a monarch

Which of the following monarchs was ousted due primarily to his/her religion?

The belief that monarchs are chosen by God and that their authority is derived from God.

a government in which a monarch has limited power, which is governed by a set of fundamental principles

Which of the following is used to describe the time period from 1649 to 1660?

an unspoken agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits

a European intellectual movement that emphasized reason and the scientific method rather than tradition.

Which of the following documents created the Constitutional Monarchy by which England is ruled?

The branch of government that writes laws

What religious group took power after the fall of the monarchy?

Which philosopher's ideas were "borrowed" for the beginning of the Declaration of Independence?

Which thinker said that without society life would be "poor, nasty, brutish and short."

Which thinker thought governments are a "social contract" between people and their government?

“Only the general will can direct the energies of the state..to the end for which it is founded, the common good.”

Who would have the biggest problem with legislators also being judges at the same time?

What was the name of the time period that saw a boom in scientific and philosophical thought?

“...without a common power to keep them all in awe…the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short."