The Enlightenment Flashcards
1
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Separation of Powers
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A form of government in which the executive and judicial branches limit the control each other through a system of checks and balances
2
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Voltaire
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A Philosophe who criticized French society, The spirit of the Nation
3
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Rousseau
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The Social Contract, says Direct Democracy was the best form of government
4
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Montesquieu
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The Spirit of the Laws, believed in
5
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Philosophe
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French for Philosopher
6
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Wollstonecraft
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Wrote “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”, founder of modern feminism.
7
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John Locke
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Wrote “Treaties on Government”, Natural Right
8
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What are the Natural Rights?
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Right to Life, Liberty, Property
