Enlightenment
How philosophers of the Enlightenment era solved problems
With reason, logic, science
Document that gave individual rights to British subjects
The English Bill of Rights
What Locke believed was the source of natural rights
God/Nature
What the great thinkers of the Enlightenment Era were called
Philosophers
He wrote Common Sense
Thomas Paine
Their power was questioned during the Enlightenment
Kings/Queens, Church
First document to establish self government in the American colonies
Mayflower Compact
John Locke's belief that rules are found in nature
Natural Law
Rights people are born with
Natural Rights
A ruler who abuses their power
Tyrant
The time when philosophers used reason and logic to solve problems
The Enlightenment Era
Document that established the British Parliament
Magna Carta
According to John Locke, individuals and governments enter into this type of an agreement when creating a society
Social Contract
When a government is set up and ran by citizens
Self government
A royal ruler
Monarch
The main impact of the Enlightenment Era
People started to question what they'd been told
Document that guaranteed nobles that they would not be taxed without their consent
Magna Carta
Montesquieu's belief that government's powers should be placed in 3 different branches
Separation of Powers
When a government's power is limited by laws
Limited government
According to a Social Contract citizens who are being abused by their government has this right
To replace or revolt against their government
Two philosophers of the enlightenment era
Locke and Montesquieu
The major similarity in the Magna Carta and The English Bill of Rights
They limited the king's power - limited government
According to John Locke, these rights are guaranteed by natural law.
Life, liberty and property
No one is above the law
Rule of Law
What America's founding fathers claimed as natural rights
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness