Enlightment Vocab
Published on Dec 02, 2015
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Reason
- Scientific and logical thinking
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Enlightment
- New intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of the individuals to solve problems.
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Social Contract
- A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare
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Separation of Powers
- Division of power among the branches of government
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Checks and Balances
- Allows the three branches of government to limit and control each other
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Written Constitution
- A document stating rules and principles on which a nation is run
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Unwritten Constitution
- A collection of laws, traditions, and court decisions that develops over time .
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John Locke
- English philosopher; argued that government exists to protect "life, liberty, and property". He believed humans enjoyed certain rights that no government can take away.
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Baron de Montequieu
- French writer who devoted himself to the study of political liberty. He outlined a structure of government that consisted of three branches including the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
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Jean- Jacques Roussuau- His book The Social Contact, he argued when the people enter into a social contract, they agree to be ruled by the "General will"
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Voltaire
- French philosopher; believed that freedom of speech was the best weapon against bad government.
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