The Enlightenment

An agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules is known as ___________________

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract

• Divine Right

A time period, mostly in the 1700's, where philosophers and thinkers thought science and reason could improve all humanity.

• Enlightenment
• Great Awakening
• American Revolution
• French Revolution

People in a society give up some of their rights in exchange for protection.

• Social Contract
• Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• Revolution

John Locke's  belief that you are born with no knowledge.  You gain knowledge through your life experiences. 

• Blank Slate - Tabula Rosa
• Infantile Enlightenment
• State of Nature
• Social Contract

John Locke believed people were born with certain rights than no-one could take away. 

• Life, liberty, property
• Life , liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• Freedom of speech, religion, and property
• Social Contract

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Life, liberty, property

• natural rights
• social contract
• state of nature
• enlightenment

This thinker believed in the separation of powers within a government.  Each part should have check and balances over the other parts.

• Montesquieu
• Wollstancraft
• Locke
• Voltaire

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Which of the following exemplifies the ideas of the age of Enlightenment?

• reason
• tradition
• faith
• ignorance

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Which statement completes the diagram?

• It is the role of government to determine natural rights.
• It is the role of government to protect natural rights.
• People establish natural rights.
• People possess natural rights.  

What is the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by government?

• natural law

• social contract

• separation of powers

• consent of the governed