Name the 3 branches of government
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
A period of time in which philosophers questioned absolute monarchs
What is the Enlightenment?
What is a philosher?
A person who questions the way thinks work/ things are done
The traditional authorities before the Enlightenment were:
What were the church and absolute monarchs?
King Louis XIV "The Sun King" was an example of an ______
Absolute Monarch
What is liberty?
Freedom
The fundamental purpose of government
What is the protection of the natural rights of people?
Believed in equal rights for men and women
Mary Wollstonecraft
Increased ______ helped spread Enlightenment ideas all over the world
Literacy
the idea that government should be divided among various individuals or institutions
Separation of powers
Catherine the Great is a example of an _____
Enlightened Monarch
People give up some freedom and in return their government protects their individual liberties
What is Social Contract Theory?
Who said the following quote: "I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
Voltaire
Enlightenment thinker who wanted religious tolerance and free speech.
Voltaire.
The justification for the rulers to have absolute power that says power comes from God.
Divine right