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

The division of power among the the different branches of government is known as __________

• Splitting of Authority

• Separation of Powers

• Law and Order

Why was it important that the status of women improve during the Enlightenment?

• So that society could progress and women could receive an education

• So that they could finally leave the house

• It wasn't important because nothing has changed with women's rights

British feminist who argued for women's equality with men, even in voting

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Gertrude Stein

• Goldie Hawn

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Group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment.

• Sorcerers

• Musketeers

• Philosophes

• Critics

John Locke believed that people could learn from experience and improve themselves.

• True

• False

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Natural Right is defined as _________________________.

• right humans from birth, such as life, liberty, and property

• an organic way of exercising your rights

Montesquieu proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual from gaining total control of the government. This is known as ____________________

• Checks and Balances

• Law and Order

• Balancing a checkbook

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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According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?

• It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.
• It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.
• It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.
• It is to protect the "general will" of the people