Name that Thinker
This thinker believed humans are naturally selfish and greedy.
(Thomas) Hobbes
The freedom of speech is which amendment?
1
A student says, "Everyone should be allowed to express their opinions."
Voltaire
What is a movement that started in the 1600s that focused on logic and reasoning?
The Enlightenment
Name one branch of government.
Judicial, Legislative, or Executive
What is my last name?
Buzynski or Brendel
Give it food and it will live but give it water and it will die. What is it?
A fire
This thinker believed government should protect people's natural rights.
(John) Locke
Locke rejected the idea that monarchs had this God-given authority.
Divine Right
A student says, "People are too selfish to live peacefully without a powerful government."
Hobbes
These are people that are members of the country they reside in.
Citizen
This thinker would most likely oppose a law requiring execution for a minor crime.
Beccaria
Where did Brooke work before YBEC?
Harrisburg School District
I’m odd, but take away one letter and I become even. What am I?
The number seven
This thinker strongly opposed torture and the death penalty.
(Cesare) Beccaria
Beccaria rejected this type of punishment.
Cruel and Unusual
A student says, 'Girls should have the same educational opportunities as boys.'
Women Enlightenment Thinkers
This is an agreement between the government and the governed.
Social Contract
This thinker would most likely argue that a king's power comes from protecting people's rights, not from God.
Locke
What is Brooke good at?
Everything
The maker doesn't want it.
The buyer doesn't use it.
The user doesn't know it.
A coffin
This thinker believed government power should be divided into three branches.
(Baron de) Montesquieu
Locke believed that this could happen to the government if they fail to respect the rights of the people.
Overthrowing the Government
A student says, "One person should never control every part of government."
Montesquieu
This is the division of government authority into different branches.
Separation of Powers
A country gives all government authority to one ruler, who makes, enforces, and interprets every law. This thinker would warn that such concentrated power could lead to tyranny.
Montesquieu
What kind of exotic animal does Brooke own?
A wolf
If you have three, you have three. If you have two, you have two. If you have one, you have none. What am I?
Choices
This thinker believed citizens should help make the laws they live under.
(Jean-Jacques) Rousseau
Voltaire
A student says, "The people should have a voice in the laws they must follow."
Rousseau
This represents the people's autonomy in government.
Sovereignty
These two thinkers would likely disagree about whether people need a powerful ruler or should have greater control over their government.
Hobbes and Rousseau
What are Brooke's dogs' names?
Kota and Percy
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see one single person on the boat. Why?
They are all married