Enlightenment Thinkers

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If Baron de Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he might be most pleased to see the the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government

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the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government

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The following ideas come from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. Which most closely relates to the work of John Locke? innocent until proven guilty, speedy and public trial, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, freedom of speech and press

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life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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Who believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?

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Locke

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Who believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?

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Locke

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Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?

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Montesquieu

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Who believed there should be a separation of church and state?

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Voltaire

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

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Reason

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

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Citizens

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

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True

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The Enlightenment Period encouraged people to question who and what?

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Government/Church