Enlightenment Vocab Quiz

The European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.

• classical period

• sovereignty

• enlightenment

When there are no rules, no one in charge, and no way for people to protect their natural rights.

• natural rights

• state of nature

• rule of law

• majority rule

A social contract is...

• Government gets all its power from the people. The people set up the government (Locke).

• The people are the source of all political power. (Montesquieu)

• agreement between the people and the government; an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits. (Hobbes)

• A state's government divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of on branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with the other branches (Montesquieu).

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

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CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

When the government gets all its power from the people. People set up the government.

• consent of the governed (Locke)

• democratic republic (Montesquieu)

• popular sovereignty (Montesquieu)

• separation of powers (Montesquieu)

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CCSS.RI.8.6

Fundamental human rights (life, liberty, property) are based on universal law, as opposed to those based on man-made law.

• checks and balances

• common good

• rule of law

• natural/unalienable rights

the people choose their representatives through election

• popular sovereignty (Montesquieu)

• democratic republic (Montesquieu)

• consent of the governed (Locke)

• direct democracy (Rosseau)

the people are the source of all political power

• direct democracy (Rousseau)

• democratic republic (Montesquieu)

• popular sovereignty (Montesquieu)

• separation of powers (Montesquieu)

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CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

A state's government is divided into branches, each with separate and independent powers and areas of responsibility so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with the powers associated with other branches.

• common good

• limited government

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

the government must follow laws just like everyone else (Montesquieu)