Vocabulary
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United States Government
Facts
Impact of the Enlightenment
100
An English philosopher that published "Two Treaties of Government."
What is John Locke.
100
They had conflicting views. One believed that people were naturally cruel, greedy and selfish. He also believed that to escape this they needed a social contract. The other other believed that people were naturally reasonable and moral. He also believed that people had natural rights.
What is Hobbes and Locke.
100
They run the executive branch.
What is the president.
100
He converted to catholicism to create peace.
What is Henry IV.
100
It was the basic belief in equal rights that the Enlightenment influenced.
What is individualism.
200
The belief that the ruler gets authority directly from God.
What is Divine Right.
200
Natural Laws are rules discoverable by reason. Some examples are gravity and magnetism. Scientists convinced Europeans of the power of human reason. Also it included life, liberty, and property.
What is natural law.
200
They can override the president's veto.
What is Congress.
200
It granted Huguenots religious toleration and other freedoms.
What is the Edict of Nantes.
200
The Enlightenment led to these movements.
What is Glorious Revolution, American Revolution, and the French Revolution.
300
A 17th century English thinker that wrote "Leviathan." In it he argued how people were naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish. Additionally if people were not strictly controlled then they would fight, rob, and oppress each other.
What is Thomas Hobbes
300
A light and elegant art syle. It was distant from religious art styles. It was believed to encourage the imagination and brain.
What is Rococo.
300
The two houses of congress.
What is Senate and the House of Representatives.
300
It is the symbol that Louis the XIV refers himself to as being the center of the nation.
What is the sun.
300
She enacted laws of religious toleration, free education, and she sought the advice of nobles in the running of government in Russia.
What is Catherine the Great.
400
An informal social gathering at which writers, artists, philosophers and others exchange ideas. New literature, art science, and other philosophy ideas are exchanged.
What is salon.
400
Its location put them in them in control of trade. The climate was good and put few restrictions on trade compared to its neighbors.
What is reasons that led Britain to become a globalizing factor.
400
They can appoint judges.
What is the president.
400
She argued that woman were being excluded from the social contract. She published "A Vindication of Rights of Woman."
What is Mary Wollstonecraft.
400
They ended censorship, reduced taxes for peasants, and provided free education.
What is Maria Teresa and Joseph II.
500
She secretly supported the Dutch against Spain. She encouraged a Dutch captain/ pirate named Francis Drake. He looted Spanish cities in the Americas.
What is Queen Elizabeth.
500
They can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
What is Court systems.
500
He wrote the "Wealth of Nations."
What is Adam Smith.
500
Monarchs that retained absolute control of their countries while enacting Enlightenment ideas.
What is Enlightened Despots.
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