Enlightenment Philosophers and Ideas

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Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?

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Montesquieu

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According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

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natural rights

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Locke's inalienable rights include...

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life, liberty, and property

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Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support: A dictatorship, A democracy, An absolute monarchy, All of these

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A democracy

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Which of the following would NOT be an Enlightenment ideal?   Options: one ruler should make laws, the government should represent the people, the government should be limited, citizens should have their natural rights

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one ruler should make laws

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Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract"?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Who argued for freedom of speech and religion?

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Voltaire

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Who wrote the Leviathan?

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Hobbes

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Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.

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True

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What was the name of the intellectual movement that was responsible for challenging unlimited governments and caused people to question the authority of the church?

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The Enlightenment