The Enlightenment: How have the ideas of the Enlightenment influenced modern government?

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Hobbes was Enlightenment thinker___​ He said "The condition of man​ ...is a condition of war of everyone against everyone."

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How did Hobbes' views on human nature influence his political philosophy?

• He believed in the inherent goodness of people, leading to a democratic system

• He advocated for a strong, authoritarian government to control human selfishness

• He supported the idea of a laissez-faire economy

• He promoted the idea of a utopian society

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Locke was Enlightenment thinker _____

  He said: “Man . . . hath by nature a power . . . to preserve his property—that is, his life, liberty, and estate—against the injuries and attempts of other men.”

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Explain John Locke's concept of the Social Contract (Include the following in response: divine right, social contract, and natural rights).

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Choose the quote below that demonstrated John Locke’s influence in the Declaration of Independence.

• “Nothing but independence…can keep the peace of the continent…”

• “Combine ourselves together in a civil body politick, for our better ordering and preservation…”

• “Even brutes do not devour their young, nor savages make war upon their families…”

• “Governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers  from the consent of the governed.”

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Montesquieu was an Enlightenment thinker ____. He said: "When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty."

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What were Montesquieu's ideas influential in shaping?

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

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Voltaire was Enlightenment thinker 

___. He said: “I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.”

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Evaluate the impact of Voltaire's advocacy for freedom on contemporary human rights movements.

• It has no relevance to modern human rights

• It laid the groundwork for the fight for freedom of expression and religion

• It discouraged the pursuit of civil liberties

• It only influenced European societies

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The idea that it is OK for others to believe differently than you, and all people should get the same treatment despite their beliefs is called:

• Religious Tolerance

• Separation of Church and State

• Natural Rights

• Divine Rights

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Beccaria was Enlightenment thinker _______. He said: "For a punishment to be just it should consist of only such gradations of intensity as suffice to deter men from committing crimes."

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What were Beccaria's views on the use of torture and capital punishment?

• They should be used frequently

• They should never be used

• They are necessary for justice

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Open your textbooks to page 611 - 613. Which 3 amendments from the Bill of Rights express rights or freedoms that resemble Beccaria’s ideas?

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Open Ended

Essential Question: How have the ideas of the Enlightenment influenced modern government? (Explain how each Enlightenment thinkers ideas had an impact on future governments).