Enlightenment Unit Flashcards
This historical document laid the foundations for many modern day governments; including the focus on individual rights, the installation of checks and balances, and the idea of due process.
The Magna Carta
Which philosopher believed in people giving up their rights to be kept safe by a leader with absolute control?
Thomas Hobbes
Which philosopher believed all people were born with natural rights which needed to be protected by their government leaders?
John Locke
What were the writings by Baron de Montesquieu that directly influenced the Founding Fathers of the US?
3 branches of government
Who was Jean Jacques Rosseau? And what book did he write?
He was a philosopher that believe that the general will of most people should be placed above all individual interests. His book was called the Social Contract
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
She was a writer that called for equal education for boys and girls, and that a woman should be able to decide for themselves their best interests.
