Enlightenment and Government Practice

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The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from

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the Enlightenment

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Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

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reason and logic

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Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? Options: Catholic Church, Roman Gods, Baptist ministers, The Queen of Spain

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Catholic Church

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Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”
Options: Democracy, Republic, Absolute Monarch, Constitutional Monarchy

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Absolute Monarch

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Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of:

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Divine Right

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True or False:

Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that a government ruled by a king/queen is the best form of government.

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False

Front

What was the purpose of separating the 3 branches of government, according to Montesquieu?

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protect the liberties of the people

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The Declaration of Independence borrowed the most Enlightenment ideas from: Baron de Montesquieu, Mary Wollstonecraft, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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John Locke

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This philosopher believed that if government was set up to have separated powers, they would naturally check one another and create balance.

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Baron de Montesquie

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What are the two forms of autocracies?

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monarchy and dictatorship