Enlightenment Thinkers

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Which Enlightenment thinker believed the best way to avoid tyranny is to separate the power of the government?

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Montesquieu

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Which Enlightenment thinker believed the government should protect your natural rights and if they do not, they should be abolished?

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Locke

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The founding fathers were influenced by the ideas of John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu. These Enlightenment figures believed in the principles of separation of powers and _____

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natural law

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What is a social contract?

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an agreement between the government and the people

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What are natural rights?

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the rights you are born with; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Which philosopher believed the powers of the government should be separated so no one person is too powerful?

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Montesquieu

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Both philosophers believed the power of the government is ____________________.

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limited

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What term means the people have the power?

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popular sovereignty

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How is Montesquieu's view of separation of powers demonstrated in the U.S. Constitution?

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three branches- legislative, executive, and judicial

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What influence did the Enlightenment ideas have on the Founding Fathers?

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they questioned the authority of the government