The Enlightenment

What is social contract?

• No rules and complete freedom, without any protection of each other.

• Citizens give up some freedom and in exchange the government protects in citizens right to life, liberty, and property.

• Government has absolute authority over people.

• a basic contract

Dividing power between different branches. Each branch as a separate job, and no one branch becomes to powerful.

• Freedom of religion

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of powers

• Capitalism

The belief that the government should not support one religion over any other. Increases the freedom of religion.

• Separation of church and state

• Checks and balances

• Natural rights

• Capatalism

What is state of nature?

• Absolute monarchy

• Government has absolute authority over people.

   

• Citizens give up some freedom and in exchange the government protects in citizens right to life, liberty, and property.

• No rules and complete freedom, without any protection of each other.

Enlightenment thinkers believed that human beings are born with fundamental basic rights. What are these called?

• Natural rights. Right to life, liberty, property, and the freedom to find happiness.

• Citizens give up some freedom and in exchange the government protects in citizens right to life, liberty, and property.

• Right to work, freedom, and religion.

• Right to money, cars, houses.

What Enlightenment ideas did the Founding Fathers embrace?

• Complete freedom

• Monarchy

• Basic natural rights

Which event was a major cause of the Enlightenment?

• European scientists challenged traditional teachings using new scientific observations and methods.

• American colonists declared their independence from Great Britain and established a new republic.

• Absolute monarchs throughout Europe began to support freedom of speech, religion, and the press.