Enlightenment Philosophes and Their Ideas

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Who wrote Leviathan and argued for absolute monarchy?

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Hobbes

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Locke believed government’s main purpose was to protect people’s life, liberty, and property.

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True

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Which thinker said: “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains”?

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Rousseau

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Which philosopher argued for separation of powers: legislative, executive, and judicial?

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Montesquieu

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Kant’s motto for the Enlightenment was:

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“Dare to know!”

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Mary Wollstonecraft’s perspective was different because she argued: Women should have the same rights as men

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Women should have the same rights as men

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Hobbes believed people are by nature…

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Selfish and brutish

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Which thinker’s purpose was to argue that governments can be overthrown if they violate rights?

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Locke

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Bias means a document is always wrong and cannot be trusted.

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False

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Which Enlightenment thinker most influenced the U.S. Constitution with the idea of separation of powers?

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Montesquieu