Philosophers of the Enlightenment

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege
• money and fame
• good looks and charm
• reason and logic

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"I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it."
this quote expresses the Enlightenment ideal of

• Freedom of Religion
• Absolute Monarchy
• Right to Bear Arms
• Freedom of Speech

Who started using reason to apply to the political environment in Europe?  

• Scientists of the Scientific Revolution
• Philosophers of the Enlightenment
• Absolute Monarchs
• Constitutional monarchs

John Locke argued that the purpose of the govenment is to

• protect a monarch's divine right
• suppress a discontent among citizens
• protect a citizen's natural rights
• persecute the proletariat

You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property

• A. philosophe
• B. natural rights
• C. separation of power
• D. checks and balances

The belief that government should be split into three branches to prevent one person or group from becoming corrupt.

• A. philosophe
• B. natural rights
• C. separation of power
• D. checks and balances

Related to the idea of separation of powers; each branch of government must have approval from other branches in order to do certain functions.

• A. philosophe
• B. natural rights
• C. separation of power
• D. checks and balances

Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.

• A. government
• B. economics
• C. politics
• D. reason

John Locke's central political value was

• A) the protection of individual rights
• B) designing governments around biblical teachings
• C) ensuring an equal distribution of wealth
• D) the empowerment of the majority of people

Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):

• Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Locke
• Rousseau