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19 Cards in this Set
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Thomas Hobbes
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Wrote 'Leviathan'( In it he wrote people were bad).
Proposed Social Contract. Wanted Absolute Monarchy |
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John Locke
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Wrote 'Two Treatises of Gov't'
People were naturally reasonable and moral. They had certain Natural Rights from birth. Best Gov't was limited by citizens; rejected monarchy. People could overthrow Gov't. |
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Social Contract Theory
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An agreement by which they gave up their freedom for an organized society.
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Montesquieu
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Wrote 'The Spirit of the Laws'
Divide powers of gov't into 3 branches: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial && Checks and Balances. |
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Voltaire
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'Sarcasm'
Francois Marie Arouet Attacked Officials Imprisoned && exiled |
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Diderot
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Wrote 'Encyclopedia'
Purposed: "to change the general way of thinking" |
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Rousseau
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People in their natural state are good.
Society corrupted their natural innocence. |
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Adam Smith
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Wrote 'The Wealth of Nations'
Free Market allowed to regulated business activity. Supply && Demand. |
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Laissez Faire
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Allowing business to operate with little or no gov't interference.
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Philosophe
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"Philosophers"
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Natural Rights
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Rights that belonged to all humans from birth.
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Baroque
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Huge, colorful, and full of excitement. Glorified historic battles or the lives of saints.
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Rococo
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Moved away from religion. Lighter, elegant, and charming.
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King George III
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Tried to reassert royal power. He began to assert his leadership. Many of his policies were disastrous.
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Stamp Act
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Imposed taxes on items such as newspapers and pamphlets.
Repealed |
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T. Jefferson
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Principal author of the Declaration of Independence
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Federal Republic
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Power divided between the federal, or national, government and the states. A central feature of the new federal government was the separation of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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Popular Sovereignty
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All government power comes from the people.
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George Washington
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Virginia planter and soldier.
First President |
