Enlightenment Thinkers

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Locke believed that people enjoyed certain basic rights under natural law:

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life, liberty, and property

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If the king breaks his promise to respect the rights of his individual subjects

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they have the right to rebel against his authority

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Montesquieu believed in

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Separation of Powers

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Montesquieu believed that by dividing the powers of government no one branch would become too strong and threaten people’s rights. True or False?

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True

Front

Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order?

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Hobbes

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Beccaria did not support ____________.

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capital punishment

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Thomas Hobbes believed that all humans are _______________.

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selfish and wicked

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Who believed that a person's punishment should match the seriousness of the crime?

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Beccaria

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The Enlightenment is a period of time where "faith" is being replaced with what?

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Reason

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A "Social Contract" is an agreement between a ruler and who?

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Citizens