Enlightenment Thinkers
This Enlightenment Thinker once said,
"Without strong authority, life becomes unsafe and violent."
Who was Thomas Hobbes ?
Idea that political power, and those who exercise it, should be restrained by rule of law or constitutionalism.
What is Limited Government ?
Minister from Britain who used a theatrical style of preaching, drawing large crowds around all the Colonies
Who Was George Whitefield ?
The means by which government is conducted
What is Politics ?
Est. a constitutional monarchy in England which meant the monarchy could not rule without Parliament’s consent. Also Est. idea that the rights and liberties of individuals should be protected.
What Was the English Bill of Rights ?
Believed that government power should be separated so no one part controls everything.
Who was Baron de Montesquieu ?
The political system by which a country or community is administered and regulated
What is Government ?
Best remembered for his sermon, entitled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
Who Was Johnathan Edwards ?
The items a government decides to involve itself in such as education and protection of its citizens.
What are Public Policies ?
Est. the Principle that the king did not have absolute power (Rule of Law) and that everyone, including the King had to obey the Law.
What is the Magna Carta ?
He argued that natural rights like life, liberty, and property are “inalienable,” or impossible to surrender.
Who Was John Locke ?
System of government that allows the citizens to participate in political decision-making.
What is Democracy ?
Religious revival in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s. Happened in response to the Enlightenment and its emphasis on reason.
What Was The Great Awakening ?
The Theory that argues rulers receive their authority directly from God?
What is the Divine Right Theory ?
Document that declared that all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights. The government power comes from the people?
What is the Virginia Declaration of Rights
His Ideal on Popular Sovereignty heavily influenced the French Revolution & The American Idea of "We The People"
Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau ?
Form of Government where a ruler tries to control all aspects of private and public life
What is a Totalitarian Government ?
Means the government's authority ultimately comes from the people
What is Popular Sovereignty ?
Thomas Locke believed that government and the state should be based on this Political Theory
What is the Social Contract Theory?
To prevent mutiny, Pilgrim leaders and “Strangers” wrote this agreement to maintain order.
What is the Mayflower Compact ?
Believed Government should not persecute people for belief, thought, speech, or conscience.
Who Was Voltaire ?
A country has a king, but an elected parliament makes laws and a constitution limits the king's authority. This country is best described as a
What is a Constitutional Monarchy ?
Began as an intellectual movement in Europe; that eventually influenced political, social, and economic thought
What Was The Enlightenment ?
The Characteristics are Territory, Population, Sovereignty, Government
What is a Nation State ?
Document laid the foundation for many human rights documents around the world, including our Bill of Rights
What was The Magna Carta ?