MISC
What is true of natural rights?
Natural rights apply to everyone, regardless of their class
People bad. Need a strong king.
Thomas Hobbes
Author who supported freedom of speech and religion and enlightened despotism
Voltaire
Social Contract idea
Rousseau
The fundamental purpose of government in a republic
protection of the natural rights of people
Believed that government should be separated into three branches, the executive, legislative, and judicial, to provide checks and balances.
Montesquieu
How did Mary Wollstonecraft use Reason to argue for women’s equal rights?
She argued that since women have the ability to think, they deserve education and equal rights
What is the name of John Locke's book?
Two Treatises on Government
Enlightenment =
Reason
If government did not protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property, citizens could replace their government
John Locke
Who did we compare Voltaire to?
Simba (Lion King)
According to Hobbes, what would life be like with no control?
a life that is "poor, nasty, brutish, and short"
What was the Enlightenment?
A period when people began using reason and new ideas to understand government, rights, and society
Who did we compare Wollstonecraft to?
Mulan
Believed that government was created to protect people from their own selfishness
Thomas Hobbes.
What is the name of Montesquieu's book?
On the Spirit of Laws
What declaration was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment
Declaration of Independence
Wanted religious tolerance and free speech.
Voltaire.
What did Rousseau believe about “people giving up their rights”?
People agree to give up some rights to the community in exchange for protection and order
the idea that government should be divided among various individuals or institutions
Separation of powers