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9112016759English Second Treatise on Government 1689John Locke0
9112016760People have natural rights, which they are born with. These rights are life, liberty, and property and they cannot be takenJohn Locke1
9112016761The goal of the government is to protect natural rights. If it fails, then the people have the right to overthrow itJohn Locke2
9112016762Influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Declarations of Rights of Man and CitizenJohn Locke3
9112016763French Hundreds of books Candid- most famous book - 1759Voltaire4
9112016764Freedom of religionVoltaire5
9112016765Freedom of speechVoltaire6
9112016766Attacked the French monarchy and Catholic Church for denying freedom of speech and religion.Voltaire7
9112016767Wrote about evils of intolerance and used reason and evidence in his writingsVoltaire8
9112016768Influenced the Bill of RightsVoltaire9
9112016769French On The Spirit of Laws - 1748Montesquieu10
9112016770Separation of Powers - power separates into three branches: judiciary, executive, and parliamentMontesquieu11
9112016771Elitist - afraid of uprising in lower classMontesquieu12
9112016772Checks and balancesMontesquieu13
9112016773Influenced the Constitution with Checks and BalancesMontesquieu14
9112016774French The Social Contract - 1762Rousseau15
9112016775Popular sovereignty - people are the source of governmentRousseau16
9112016776In the US people vote directly on some issues. Congress and president voted for by the people (regular elections)Rousseau17
9112016777French executed their king in 1794Rousseau18
9112016778Vindication of the rights of a womenMary Wollstonecraft19
9112016779English advocate for women's rights First feministMary Wollstonecraft20
9112016780Got separated from her husband - decided to marry againMary Wollstonecraft21
9112016781Feminist starts in 18th centuryMary Wollstonecraft22
9112016782English Leviathan 1657Thomas Hobbes23
9112016783Argued that humans are naturally selfish and violentThomas Hobbes24
9112016784Social contractThomas Hobbes25
9112016785Witnessed the worst of the French RevolutionThomas Hobbes26
9112016786Supports absolutismThomas Hobbes27
9112016787Influenced the electoral collegeThomas Hobbes28
9112016788Caused byScientific Revolution29
9112016789Focus:Social sciences Philosophical movement30
9112016790GoalFind social laws as solid as scientific laws31
9112016791LanguageEnglish/French32
9112016792Response toAbsolutism33

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