Enlightenment Thinkers

Who believed that a person's punishment should match the seriousness of the crime?

• Wollstonecraft
• Rousseau
• Locke
• Beccaria

A period of time in the 18th century when new intellectual ideas were spread about politics, government, society etc.

• World War I

• The Enlightenment

• Scientific Revolution

• The Golden Age

Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?

• Freedom of Speech
• People are born wicked
• People are born free and equal
• The social contract

The Enlightenment is a period of time where "faith" is being replaced with what?

• Water

• Reason

• Opinions

• Science

 Montesquieu believed that by dividing the powers of government no one branch would become too strong and threaten people’s rights.

• True 
• False 

 Montesquieu believed in 

• Life, Liberty and Property
• Checks and Balances 
• Separation of Powers
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Your Natural Rights include: Life, Liberty, and ...

• the Pursuit of Happiness
• Property
• Slaves
• Money

True or False: 

Jean Jacques Rousseau political beliefs were that the government should of been ruled by a king/queen.

• True
• False

If the king breaks his promise to respect the rights of his individual subjects 

• they have the right to rename the country 
• they have the right to become king 
• they have the right to leave the country
• they have the right to rebel against his authority

A "Social Contract" is an agreement between a ruler and who?

• Monarchy

• Dictator

• Citizens

• Aliens