the level of control they should have over their government

the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit

how their food crops should be grown

how their houses should be arranged

God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

People set up governments to protect their lives and property

Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

A state of chaos

A state of liberty

California

A state of nature

A state excess

Scientific Revolution

Age of Reason

State of Nature

Social Contract

Nothing, people must obey the government

The people would have a right to revolt

The people would be returned to a state of nature

People would be forced to enter into a social contract

The people should be able to vote on who their leader will be

The government has absolute authority over the people

The people have complete freedom and have no rules

Thinkers should meet in salons and discuss important ideas

They were afraid of angering the Catholic Church

They were afraid of entering into a social contract

They did not understand the difference between monarchy and democracy

They were afraid of what would happen if mobs of uneducated people were allowed to vote

Locke

Newton

Hobbes

Montesquieu

Rousseau