Quiz #5 - Terms 21-30

An intellectual movement in Europe that started in astronomy and eventually moved to challenge most accepted scientific theories.

• The Enlightenment

• The Reformation

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Restoration

A movement in the 18th century that focused on the use of reason in re-examining accepted ideas and systems of government

• The Enlightenment

• The Reformation

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Restoration

French political philosopher who argued in favor of the three separate branches of government and a system of checks and balances in government

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

French Philosopher who believed people in their natural state were basically good but that they were corrupted by the evils of society, especially the uneven distribution of property

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

French philosopher who believed in tolerance, reason, and the freedom of speech and religion

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

A logical, systematic approach to the solution of a scientific problem

• Scientific Method

• Constitution

• Social Contract

• Doing the Science

A document which spells out the rules by which a government runs and the fundamental laws that govern a society

• Scientific Method

• Constitution

• Social Contract

• Habeas Corpus

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

• Scientific Method

• Constitution

• Social Contract

• Habeas Corpus

English philosopher who argued that people have three natural rights: life, liberty, and property

• John Locke

• John Key

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Jobbes

An English philosopher who believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority: an all-powerful king

• John Locke

• John Key

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Jobbes