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John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltair
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Adam Smith
100
This is a person who always looks at the glass as half full, always looks for the good in things. John Locke was this sort of person.
What is an Optimist
100
This is a person who always sees the glass as half empty, always sees the bad in things. Thomas Hobbes was one of these people.
What is a Pessimist?
100
He was a thinker of the enlightenment, a philosopher of sorts often referred to as a ______
Philosophe
100
He visited England and observed that their government had a separation of powers.
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
100
Adam Smith studied economy, because of this we call him an ____________ . He might have been the first.
What is an economist
200
These are rights a person receives from birth, not from a government but from nature itself.
What are Natural Rights
200
In a natural state Hobbes believed man would...
be in a constant state of war, all against all, enemies, violent
200
He was exiled from France several times because he _______
He made fun of the king, he spoke freely (and refused to shut up)
200
Diderot constructed this book (many books) to help knowledge spread. He wrote about common knowledge like blacksmithing and enlightenment ideas.
What is the Encyclopedia
200
Smith advocated for this type of economic system
What is Free Market
300
These are laws that humans will follow without a government, they don't even need to be written down. Gravity is one of these laws.
What are Natural Laws
300
This is the concept that people will give up some of their rights/freedoms in exchange for protection by the government.
What is a Social Contract
300
This man could be called the modern day Voltair for the cartoons he produces.
Who is Seth McFarland
300
Executive, Legislative and Judicial form three branches of Government this is an example of________
A separation of powers
300
Free Market Capitalism was called this, by French Physiocrats
What is Laissez Faire
400
What did John Locke propose were basic natural rights?
Life Liberty and Property/Possessions
400
Hobbes believed in this sort of government.
What is a Strong Monarchy?
400
This was the most important right according to Voltair
What is free speech?
400
He was the father of modern science and ignited the period we call the enlightenment.
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
400
America attempted this sort of economy for many years, but eventually found that some government regulation is necessary.
What is Free Market or Laissez Faire (or Capitalism)
500
Thomas Jefferson based his natural rights in the Declaration of Independence on John Locke's Natural Rights. What were they?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
500
Without a common power to control men we would lose these luxuries.
What is industry, trade, collective building, culture, arts, etc.
500
This constitutional Amendment protects the freedom of speech, press, religion, and peaceful assembly.
What is the First Amendment
500
The enlightenment gave rise to several revolutions what was one of them?
The American Revolution and the French Revolution.
500
Mercantilism is an economic system where _______________________________... Most kingdoms had this sort of economy until Adam Smiths Ideas took hold
Where the government regulates all trade and economics.