The Philosophes Advocate Reason

Who were the philosophes?

• Philosophers who believed that people could BE IRRATIONAL to fix social problems.

• Philosophers who belived that people could OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT to fix social problems.

• Philosophers who believed that people could USE REASON to fix social problems.

Who was Voltaire?

• a French philosophe

• a French King

• a French fry

What did Voltaire stand for? Check all that apply.

• he was AGAINST slave trade

• he was FOR freedom of speech & freedom of religion

• he was AGAINST corrupt people in power

• he was FOR equal education for boys and girls

What is the importance of Voltaire's ideas?

• no slavery in the U.S. or France

• religious freedoms in Africa

• freedom of speech in the U.S. and French governments

Who was Baron de Montesquieu?

• a French fry

• the president of France

• a French philosophe

Montesquieu wrote the Spirit of Laws. In his book, what did Montesquieu believe protected government?

• separation of men and women

• separation of powers

• separation of church and state

What were the THREE branches of government Montesquieu wrote about? Check the correct branches.

• legistlative

• House of Representatives

• excecutive

• judicial

• supreme

What is important about Montesquieu in today's societies?

• his ideas are used to establish the prison system

• his ideas are used to establish the middle class

• his ideas are used in democracies around the world

Jean Jacques Rousseau was a French philosophe. What book did he write?

• Social Intent

• Social Contract

• Social Rules

What were Rousseau's TWO beliefs about government?

• government should be small

• government should be big

• government should be freely elected

• government should be appointed by the king