Enlightenment

Philosopher who believed that government should have separation of powers and checks and balances.

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Philosopher who believed in natural rights and a social contract in order to have government. Believed the job of government was to protect peoples’ natural rights.

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

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

• Freedom of Religion

• Popular Soverignty

• Separation of powers

• Capitalism

Why did Thomas Hobbes think that people needed an Absolute Monarch to rule them?

• He believed people cared too much about their money.

• He believed people were smart and creative.

• He believed that people were not educated enough to make good decisions for their country.

Locke's natural rights. Everyone is born with these.

• Life, liberty, property

• Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• money, cars, houses

• work, religion, freedom

Consent of the Governed means that government can only get their power from _____________.

• God

• The King

• The People

• Parliament

Thomas Hobbes believed that people were...

• Good and Educated

• capable of creating a national government

• Evil and Selfish

• self sufficient and able to create a good government

How do we see Montesquieu ideas in our government nowadays?

• Our government has absolute power.

• We do not see Montesquieu influence in todays government in the USA.

• The people of our country have no control over the decisions of the government.

• Our government is separated in three branches.

Montesquieu believed that the power of a government should be divided into 3...

• Government offices.

• Branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial.

• Departments.

• Governments powers all separate and independent from one another.

How did Hobbes view human nature?

• We are inquisitive and industrious.

• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

• We are naturally ignorant

• We are naturally kind and helpful to others