Enlightenment Thinkers

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John Locke's central political value was

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the protection of individual rights

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___________________ believed that without government, people would fight each other all the time.

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Hobbes

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American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution.

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Montesquieu

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You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property

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natural rights

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

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John Locke

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

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Montesquieu

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How did Hobbes view human nature?

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We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

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The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.

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checks and balances

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An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection

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Social Contract

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During enlightenment, democracy powers rest with which group of people? Options: women, men, citizens, kings

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citizens