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The Enlightenment Influencers: Montesquieu & John Locke
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1The founding fathers were creating a country like no other. They looked for inspiration from [blank_start]Enlightenment[blank_end] philosophers to solve the following issues:
1. Creating [blank_start]Governments[blank_end]
2. Writing [blank_start]Constitutions[blank_end]
3. [blank_start]Establishing[blank_end] rights
4. Creating a country and getting rid of the [blank_start]British[blank_end].- AEnlightenment
- BGovernments
- CConstitutions
- DEstablishing
- EBritish
2The [blank_start]Age of Enlightenment[blank_end] (or simply the Enlightenment or Age of [blank_start]Reason[blank_end]) was an era from the 1620s to the 1780s in which cultural and intellectual forced in western Europe emphasized reason, analysis, and individualism rather than traditional lines of authority.
- AAge of Enlightenment
- BReason
3In other words, during the enlightenment, people began to think about how [blank_start]life[blank_end] could be better. This included how [blank_start]government[blank_end] could be better.
- Alife
- Bgovernment
4The [blank_start]natural world[blank_end] and [blank_start]human behavior[blank_end] is governed by laws.
- Anatural world
- Bhuman behavior
5Government should reflect [blank_start]natural law[blank_end].
- Anatural law
6One of the philosophers the founding fathers turned to was John Locke, who wrote a famous book “[blank_start]Two Treatise of Government[blank_end]”.
- ATwo Treatise of Government
7Locke is famous for his ideas on a “[blank_start]State of Nature[blank_end]”. He questioned what life would be like if there were no governments.
- AState of Nature
8Locke said people are by nature [blank_start]good[blank_end] but greedy, and without [blank_start]rules[blank_end] they take advantage of each other
- Agood
- Brules
9According to John Locke, all people are entitled to certain “[blank_start]Natural Rights[blank_end]” that all governments should protect.
- ANatural Rights
10The only purpose of government is to protect [blank_start]life[blank_end], [blank_start]liberty[blank_end], and [blank_start]property[blank_end].
- Alife
- Bliberty
- Cproperty
11John Locke is also famous for his ideas about the “[blank_start]Social Contract[blank_end]”.
- ASocial Contract
12A social contract is an implicit [blank_start]agreement[blank_end] among members of a society to cooperate for social benefits. For example, by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
- Aagreement
13Thomas [blank_start]Jefferson[blank_end] used a lot of John Locke’s ideas when writing the Declaration of Independence.
- AJefferson
14Thomas Jefferson
[blank_start]Unalienable[blank_end] rights
[blank_start]Consent of the governed[blank_end]
Life, liberty, and [blank_start]Pursuit of happiness[blank_end]- AUnalienable
- BConsent of the governed
- CPursuit of happiness
15Another enlightenment philosopher that greatly influenced the founding fathers was [blank_start]Montesquieu[blank_end].
- AMontesquieu
16He gave them the idea of separating the government into [blank_start]three[blank_end] branches.
- Athree
17The colonist thought that King [blank_start]George III[blank_end] of [blank_start]England[blank_end] had too much power.
- AGeorge III
- BEngland
18At the [blank_start]Constitutional Convention[blank_end] they made sure to divide power into three branches, like Montesquieu suggested.
- AConstitutional Convention
191. Legislative branch = [blank_start]Make[blank_end] laws
2. Executive branch = [blank_start]Executes[blank_end] ([blank_start]enforces[blank_end]) the law
3. Judicial branch = [blank_start]Interprets[blank_end] the law- AMake
- BExecutes
- Cenforces
- DInterprets
20The framers to the constitution also put “[blank_start]checks[blank_end]” on each branch of government to further limit their power.
- Achecks
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