Enlightenment

During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...

• the level of control they should have over their government

• the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit

• how their food crops should be grown

• how their houses should be arranged

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege

• money and fame

• good looks and charm

• reason and logic

The Enlightenment is

• a time of rebirth

• a time when science ruled

• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world

• a time when technology ruled

Natural Rights

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Freedom

• Rights to say what we want, when we want to.

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?

• God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

• People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

• People set up governments to protect their lives and property

• Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

People give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights in the ...

• Scientific Revolution

• Age of Reason

• State of Nature

• Social Contract

Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?

• Nothing, people must obey the government

• The people would have a right to revolt

• The people would be returned to a state of nature

• People would be forced to enter into a social contract

Select the 3 Philosophers who's ideas CLEARLY are present in our system of Gov't today.....

• Locke

• Newton

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? 

• Catholic Church

• Roman Gods

• Baptist ministers

• The Queen of Spain

Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”

• Democracy

• Republic

• Absolute Monarch

• Constitutional Monarchy