Baron de Montesquieu
English Absolutism
John Locke
Adam Smith
100
A treatise on political theory first published anonymously by Baron de Montesquieu in 1748 with the help of Claudine Guérin de Tencin.
What is The Spirit of Laws?
100
The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.
What is Absolutism?
100
A European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
What is the Enlightenment?
100
First published in 1776, this book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical economics.
What is The Wealth of Nations?
200
Montesquieu's theory of separation of powers led to the creation of this concept
What are multiple branches of government?
200
Punishment without due process as well as cruel and unusual punishment are forbidden under these 2 documents
What is The Bill of Rights and the English Bill of Rights?
200
Life, Liberty, and Property all fit into this category
What are the natural rights of the people?
200
In economics, this metaphor is used by Adam Smith to describe unintended social benefits resulting from individual actions.
What is the "Invisible Hand"?
300
Montesquieu wrote this literary work in 1721, recounting he experiences of two Persian noblemen.
What is Persian Letters?
300
This section of the English government consists entirely of elected members
What is The House of Commons?
300
This person was greatly influenced by the ideas of John Locke while writing drafting this document
Who was Thomas Jefferson and what is the Declaration of Independence?
300
The idea that a nation's wealth should be measured by its total production and commerce
What is Gross Domestic Production(GDP)?
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