Political Philosopher Flashcards
Louis XIV
He believed the right to have absolute power
Called himself the sun god
He became king at age 5
Didn’t trust people to govern
Monarchy
Only one leader
Benjamin Banneker
Wrote to Jefferson for African American rights
He taught himself astronomy and math
He made the first clock at age 22
Yes people can be trusted to govern
Democracy
Everyone has equal rights
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
He wrote the Social Contract
No government should live naturally an peacefully
People are born good, independent, and compassionate
Yea people can be trusted to govern them selfs not others
Democracy
Everyone has equal rights
Thomas Hobbes
He believed everybody is selfish
He believed people are naturally wicked and not to be trusted
He believed governments were created to protect people from them selfs
Yes people can be trusted to govern
Absolute monarchy
Everyone is equal
Abigail Adams
Her husband was John Adams
She was against slavery
She was homeschooled by her grandparents
Yes people can be trusted to govern
Democracy
Everyone is equal
Hiawatha
He believed women should be given great power
He encouraged unity and peace between tribes
The U.S. Constitution is similar to Iroquois League
Yes people can be trusted to govern
Confederacy
Everyone is equal
William laud
He was appointed by a bishop to run church
Puritans that didn’t agree with his rules were beat or jailed
He was beheaded because of how he ran the church
Didn’t believe people could be trusted to govern
Divine monarchy
Only himself was perfect
John Locke
He wrote the social contract
He believed in Religious freedom
He Supported 3 branches of government
Yes people can be trusted to govern
Democracy
Everyone is equal and involved
Mary Wollstonecraft
She was known as a feminist but was really an activist
She died giving birth to her daughter
She believed woman are naturally inferior to men because of their lack of education
Yes she trusted people to govern
Democracy
Everyone is equal, involved
Montesquieu
Believed things were made up of laws
Believed people weren’t equal
He created 3 groups of government
Yes people can be trusted to govern
Democracy
Everyone had equal rights except slaves and women
