Philosophers
Believed in Natural Rights
Locke
Period when tradition and religion were replaced with?
Reason, scientific experiments/theory
"Birthplace of Democracy"
Athens/Greece
Intellectual movement in Europe
The Enlightenment
Independent areas with their own government
City-States
Wrote the "Social Contract"
Rousseau
The Enlightenment took place on which continent?
Europe
Introduced Trial by Jury
Greece
A written plan of government
Constitutions
Citizens give up certain freedoms to be protected by the government
social contract
Promoted Checks and Balances
Montesquieu
True or False: Einstein was part of the Enlightenment
False
Representative Democracy
Rome
Form of government when ALL citizens vote
Direct Democracy
Form of government where citizens elect others citizens to vote for them
Representative Government
He promoted State of Nature
Locke
Locke was from this country
England
Introduced Separation of Powers
Rome
This branch creates the laws
Legislative
A government does not rule the people; individuals govern themselves.
Self government
The French philosopher
Rousseau was from this country
Switzerland
Both encouraged this practice
Civic Participation/Constitutions
Consent of the Governed
Putting the needs of the community ahead of an individual
Civic Virtue