Unit 1 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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ideals from the enlightment
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natural rights (fundamental freedoms given to people when they are born and cannot be taken away by gov’t) , social contract (people give up some personal freedoms in exchange for protections) and consent of the governed
2
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Thomas Hobbes
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- strong absolute power was needed
- w/o gov’t society would be chaotic
- pushed for social contract
3
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John Locke
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- all people had inalienable and natural rights
- pushed for a consensual gov’t over a monarchy
4
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Jean Rousseau
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- humans are naturally good but society corrupts them
- strongly believed in a social contract
- all people are born equally
- believed in Popular Sovereignty
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5
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Baron De Montesquieu
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