Ideas of the Enlightenment

Match the following

• An agreement made between a people and their government

• Social Contract

• Each branch of government has the power to put the other branches in their place

• Separation of Powers

• Governments are divided into Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches

• Separation of Church and State

• The government does not get involved with religious practices

• Natural Rights

• Rights that all people are born with including life, liberty and property

• Checks and Balances

Match the following

• Social Contract

• Voltaire

• Natural Rights

• John Locke

• Separation of Powers

• J. J Rousseau

• Freedom of Religion and Speech

• Montesquieu

The time period when philosophers began to use logic and reason to solve problems in society.

• Age of Exploration

• The Enlightenment

• Digital Age

• Renaissance

The ability of people to make choices for themselves is

• Reason

• Slavery

• Equality

• Liberty

The ability to think and understand using logic

• Reason

• Preaching

• Emotional

• Researching