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Policy in which business is allowed to operate with little or no government interference
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laissez faire
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Rights that belonged to all humans since birth which include the right to life, liberty and property
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natural right
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Who introduced ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances
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Montesquieu
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What is the belief that a ruler's authority comes directly from god?
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divine right rule
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What were the majority of European citizens during the Enlightenment?
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peasants
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What is it called when ideas and information are restricted
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censorship
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Who was the philosopher that believed that community interests should come before the interests of an individual?
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Who presented the idea that people have natural rights and government has a obigation to those it governs
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John Locke
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What is a social gathering in which artists and thinkers exchange ideas?
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salon
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Who tried to show that natural economic forces of supply and demand were linked to profit and economic growth?
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Adam Smith
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List 5 Enlightenment ideas that the U.S. used when our government was established
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1. natural rights-life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
2. 3 branches of government 3. freedom of speech, religion and press 4. people should rule-representative democracy 5. constitution should be put in place 6. separation of powers |
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Robideaux chapt 5 part 2
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cut apart and study
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