Enlightenment Flashcards
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Parliamentary Democracy
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A lawmaking body similar to congress
2
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Magna Carta
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Limited the English monarch
Similar to English bill of rights
3
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The Enlightenment
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People begin to question the role of government Influenced by the Scientific Revolution Government's power comes from the people Democracy Natural rights (you are born with)
4
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Enlightenment Thinkers
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John Locke- natural laws
Montesquieu- separation of powers
Voltaire- free speech
5
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John Locke
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Wrote “Two Treaties of Government” Natural Rights can’t be denied by the government
6
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Montesquieu
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Separation of Powers (checks and balances)
7
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Voltaire
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Advocate of free speech
8
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Rousseau
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Wrote “The Social Contract” which said that people are born good, but corrupted by society.
