Enlightenment

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Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke

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This is the idea that “the people” give the government power to protect their natural rights and must live by the rules?

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Social Contract

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Montesquieu is most known for his ideas on?

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Separation of Powers

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Enlightenment thinker John Locke thought that rights come from?

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God or nature

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John Locke said that the purpose of government was to?

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protect life, liberty and property

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The “Enlightenment” was a time known for?

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learning to make the world a better place

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What are natural rights?

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freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

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Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu

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argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society.

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Which Enlightenment idea states that powers of the government should be divided into three different branches?

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separation of powers

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The United States has three branches of government due to this philosopher: Rousseau, Voltaire, Locke, Montesquieu

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Montesquieu