The Enlightenment

An agreement between free individuals and government; the government's role is to protect one's natural rights.

• natural rights

• social contract

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

The right to life, liberty, and property

• natural rights

• social contract

• natural beauty

• popular sovereignty

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

• natural rights

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• 10 Commandments

In the American Government, each branch has the power to prevent the other branches from abusing power.

• Divine Right of Kings

• Declaration of Independence

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

This philosopher argued that people have the right to overthrow a government that does not protect their natural rights.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

Who wrote 'The Spirit of the Laws' and advocated for the separation of powers in government?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

What philosopher was associated with "Checks and Balances" during the Enlightenment?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

What philosopher was associated with "Natural Rights " during the Enlightenment?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

What was the name of the intellectual movement that was responsible for challenging unlimited governments and caused people to question the authority of the church?

• The Great Illumination
• The Renaissance
• The Great Awakening
• The Enlightenment

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment were called-

• Sophists

• Philosophes

• Heretics

• Enlightened Ones