The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a continuation of another historical movement that caused society to reexamine their understanding of the universe and how to find the truth.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
The social contract is based on the idea that the people agree or _______ to be governed.
What is consent?
MLK seeked to create this in the community to bring attention to injustice.
What is a crisis?
During the Great Depression this percentage of people were unemployed.
What is 25%?
Thoreau refused to do this in response to his disagreements with government polices toward war and slavery.
What is pay taxes?
The Enlightenment challenged this idea that the leaders (kings) of each country was chosen by God.
What is the divine right of kings?
Locke believed that if a leader was tyrannical, that the people had the right to do this.
What is overthrow them?
This step of nonviolent protest involved training and preparing to be jailed or abused while protesting.
What is self-purification?
On of the great challenges of the New Deal was for the government to get people to trust what institution again after many Americans lost their life savings.
What are banks?
Thoreau said you must not do this to an unjust government.
What is support it?
This term from the Enlightement refers to the idea that truth comes from the use of logic and reasoning.
What is rationalism?
This philosopher held the idea that a very strong central government is necessary to keep people in line and maintain order.
Who is Hobbes?
MLK was the president of this group of black pastors.
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
The Great Depression was ultimately ended by this, with the New Deal having mixed success.
What is WWII?
Thoreau believed if you had this on your side than your actions are justified.
What is God?
This term from the Enlightenment refers to the idea that the truth can only come from evidence.
What is empiricism?
This philosopher believed that human beings were inherently decent.
Who is Locke?
MLK expressed his strongest disappointment with this group.
Who are White Moderate Christians?
Roosevelt fundamentally altered the social contract by creating the idea that the government would guarantee the this of the people.
What is welfare?
One of the things that Thoreau was protesting against was this war which he saw as an unnecessary and costly war started by the United States.
What is the Mexican American War?
Many American Founding Fathers held this idea that God created the world but had little to do with everyday life and that religious beliefs should not play a role in politics.
What is Deism?
Locke contributed this idea, that all human beings are entitled to certain freedoms.
What is natural rights?
MLK lays out these four steps for his movement.
What are determine if there is injustice, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action?
This government agency created by Roosevelt provides retirement payments for senior citizens.
What is the Social Security Administration?
This was Thoreau's response to the idea that he should work through the normal legal process.
What is it takes too long?