HIstory

John Locke

• People are born with natural rights

• Advocated the general will of the majority

• Supported Freedom of speech, religion, and thought

• Separation of power

• Social Contract

Montesquieu

• People are born with natural rights

• Advocated the general will of the majority

• Supported Freedom of speech, religion, and thought

• Separation of power

•  Social Contract

Voltaire

• People are born with natural rights

• Separation of power

• Social Contract

• Advocated the general will of the majority

• Supported Freedom of speech, religion, and thought

Hobbes

• Social Contract

• People are born with natural rights

• Supported Freedom of speech, religion, and thought

• Advocated the general will of the majority

• Separation of power

Rousseau

• Social Contract

• Separation of power

• Supported Freedom of speech, religion, and thought

• Advocated the general will of the majority

• People are born with natural rights

Enlightened Despot

• Rules discoverable by reason

• Life, Liberty, and Prosperity

• All government power come from the people

• System of thought or belief

• Absolute ruler who used their power to bring about political and social change

1. Natural Law

•  Life, Liberty, and Prosperity

• All government power come from the people

• Rules discoverable by reason

• System of thought or belief 

• Absolute ruler who used their power to bring about political and social change

1. Natural Rights

• Rules discoverable by reason

•  Life, Liberty, and Prosperity

• Absolute ruler who used their power to bring about political and social change

•  System of thought or belief

• All government power come from the people

Popular Sovereignty

• Rules discoverable by reason

•  Life, Liberty, and Prosperity

• All government power come from the people

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   System of thought or belief 

• Absolute ruler who used their power to bring about political and social change

Ideology

•  Life, Liberty, and Prosperity

• Rules discoverable by reason

• All government power come from the people

• Absolute ruler who used their power to bring about political and social change

•  System of thought or belief