The Enlightenment

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Torrence Mourning

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a system of law based on a close observation of human nature

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

natural law

enlightenment

social contract

natural rights

Multiple Choice

18th century movement believed in the use of reason and in the scientific method to solve society problems.

social contract

laissez faire

natural law

enlightenment

Multiple Choice

Agreement between government and people. People give up some rights so government can protect them

social contract

capitalism

absolutism

philosophy

Match

Match the following

are rights we possess and enjoy simply by virtue of being human.

Little or no governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society.

political system in which a single monarch, usually a king or queen, holds complete and unrestrained power over a country

intellectuals of the 18th-century Enlightenment

private ownership of property; supply and demand guide economic activity.

natural rights

laissez-faire

absolutism

philosophes

capitalism

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Options (6)

government should protect people rights

monarchs not chosen by God

wrote the Two Treatise on Government

absolute monarchy was best option

people should exchange freedoms for peace and order

believed people were selfish and greedy

Categorize and Match the following ideals between Thomas Hobbes and John Locke

Hobbes

Locke

Open Ended

Rousseau stated “Man is born free but everywhere is in chains.” In your own words, explain what this means and provide one example for full credit

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Options (8)

carries out laws/ present to the people

veto laws

appoints judges

makes laws

Congress

President

interpret laws

determines if laws are constitutional

REWIND & REVIEW! Organize the U.S. three branches of government roles and responsibilities into the right categories

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

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Match the following ideals to the proper Enlightenment thinker

demanded equal rights for women

Believed in religious toleration and separation of church and state

Theory of Evolution/Natural Selection

Strong believer in laissez-faire economics, no government regulation

Separation of powers
Best form of government divided power among branches of government

Mary Wollstonecraft

Voltaire

Charles Darwin

Adam Smith

Baron de Montesquieu

Open Ended

Darwin stated " The strongest of the fittest will survive" What do you believe he means by that?

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