Vocab
Fundamental freedoms and protections that every person is believed to have just by being human.
Natural rights
Right to Life
Natural right
It was approved by Congress on July 4, 1776.
Declaration of Independence
Believed men have natural rights: life, liberty, property
John Locke
Name 2 effects of the Enlightenment Era
Government (change), Reason (use of increased), Industrial Revolution
Rights that are granted by a legal system or government, which can be changed or revoked.
Legal Rights
Right to Liberty
Natural Right
The original document was only four pages long and contained 4,400 words.
The US Constitution
Felt science & art caused corruption of virtue
This philosopher believed that humans were naturally selfish, wicked, and evil.
Thomas Hobbes
An intellectual movement in the 17th and 18th centuries that emphasized reason, individualism, and the importance of human rights.
Enlightenment
Freedom of Speech
It tells why Congress voted unanimously to end allegiance to Great Britain on July 2nd.
Declaration of Independence
Believed government should have branches with different powers.
Baron de Montesquieu
Name 2 civilizations that impacted natural rights
Athens (Greece), Rome, Haudenosaunee Confederacy
A person who seeks knowledge and understanding of fundamental questions about life, existence, and ethics, often influencing political and social thought.
Philosopher
Right to own guns
Legal Right
This document gives rights and liberties to all American individuals, including freedom of speech, press, and religion.
Bill of Rights
Fought censorship and religion
Voltaire
This philosopher believed women are born free & equal.
Mary Wollstonecraft
A theory in political philosophy that individuals consent, either explicitly or implicitly, to surrender some freedoms in exchange for protection and benefits from the government.
Social Contract
Right to have personal beliefs
natural rights
This document has seven articles and 27 amendments.
The US Constitution
Felt people should overthrow the government if not acting for the common good
Thomas Jefferson
Explain John Locke's " Lockean Proviso" in your own words.
limit the right to take goods from nature so there is enough for everyone.