Enlightenment Thinkers
What is one key belief of Thomas Hobbes?
People are naturally bad, need for a strong government, wanted monarchy, life is "nasty, brutish, and short"
What does the First Amendment guarantee?
Democracy
Government by the people, for the people
What is a federalist?
Someone who wants a strong central government.
What is religious freedom?
The right to practice or not practice any religion in public or private.
What document(s) did John Locke influence in the U.S.?
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights
What does the Second Amendment protect?
A small group within a larger one, especially in politics, that breaks away and works to counter the rights of others.
What is an anti-federalist?
Someone who is against a strong central government; wants stronger rights for states and protection for individual liberties.
Who can vote in the U.S.?
U.S. citizen, 18 and older, registered in your state
What is the "social contract?"
Individuals surrender some freedoms to the government in order to achieve equality and liberty within a well-functioning democracy (protection from the government)
What does the Fifth Amendment protect people from?
Self-incrimination in court
Eminent Domain
The right that the government has to take private property for public use.
Name a federalist
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
What is lobbying?
Attempting to influence government officials or legislators to make decisions that favor a particular group or cause
Which of the Enlightenment philosophers we studied said this quote? "Everyone is guilty of all the good they did not do."
Voltaire
What does the Tenth Amendment do?
Reserves rights to the states and the people (protects the rights of the state)
Federalism
A system of government that divides power between a central government and state governments.
Name an anti-federalist
George Mason, Patrick Henry, and Richard Henry Lee
What are some countries that do not have as strong protections for religious freedom as the U.S. does?
Saudi Arabia, China, Iran
When was the Enlightenment in Europe? (Specific Years)
1685-1815
What do the 15th and 19th Amendments both do?
Increase who is able to vote in the U.S. (15th Amendment prohibits the federal government and states from denying a citizen's right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude; 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote)
Republicanism
System of government in which citizens vote for the leaders who will represent them.
What was the key message in Federalist 10?
Factions will be controlled by a strong central government.
LULAC, amfAR, Habitat for Humanity, ASPCA, NAACP