Famous People
Believed in the separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
A period of reduced tensions.
What is detente?
People were selfish and life was brutish. Therefore, people should give up their freedoms for safety.
Who is Hobbes?
Believed people were reasonable and able to make rational decisions. Government action had to be justified by popular consent.
Who is Locke?
Believed that little government intervention in the economy was necessary. Author of Wealth of Nations.
Who is Adam Smith?
A form of government in which a small group of politicians are elected by a larger group of citizens
What is a representative democracy?