How did the Enlightenment’s theories of government view the role of government?
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Why did Montesquieu advocate the separation of powers?
Locke argued that all humans are born with what natural rights?
John Locke thought people were neither good nor bad naturally. How did Hobbes’s views differ from Locke’s?
John Locke helped develop the idea of a social contract between citizens and the
Under what circumstances did John Locke think it would be acceptable for the people to overthrow the government?
Read the quote from John Locke."…no one [or government] ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions…and may not, unless it be to do justice on an offender, take away, or impair the life, or what tends to the preservation of the life, liberty, health, limb, or goods of another…"According to the quote, Locke believed that government’s main purpose is to
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Read the passage from Two Treatises of Government (1690) by John Locke.This paternal, regal power being by divine right only his, it leaves no room for human prudence, or consent, to place it any where else; for if only one man hath a divine right to the obedience of mankind, no body can claim that obedience, but he that can shew that right; nor can men’s consciences, by any other pretence, be obliged to it. And thus, this doctrine cuts up all government by the roots.
Which factors contributed to the beginning of the Enlightenment movement? Check all that apply.the age of science and scientific inquirythe revival of religious belief and studythe age of reason-based inquirythe advancement in all areas of human interestthe resurgence of past ideas and principles
What did philosophers of the Enlightenment have faith in, believing it could answer questions and solve problems?
According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the purpose of government control over citizens?
Which act could be considered an acceptance of the social contract?
John Locke believed that natural rights
Thomas Hobbes’s belief that every country should have the ultimate power over itself is known as
The key idea of John Locke’s Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of
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What must people provide in order to be governed under a social contract?
Which term is synonymous with “natural rights,” according to Enlightenment philosophers?
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