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SOL 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wrote Leviathan; People are naturally bad, life without gov. would also be bad; Gov. is a contract where people give us freedoms for self-protection & the opportunity to live in an orderly society | Thomas hoobes |
| this document stated the king had to obey his own laws, must give all citizens due process, and served as a first step towards a constitution | Magna Carta |
| Wrote Candide - satirical view of society and nobility; Used writings to fight government corruption; Believed in freedom of religion and speech; and separation of church and state | Voltaire |
| supported Parliament in the English Civil War | Roundheads |
| Wrote The Spirit of Laws; Believed that government should contain a separation of powers (legislative, executive, judicial); System of checks and balances | Montesquieu |
| Wrote The Social Contract; Believed that the gov. is a contract between the rulers and the people; Government should be limited and freely elected | Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
| it encouraged people to think not just about science and nature, but also other ideas such as freedoms, government, religion | Enlightenment |
| leader of the Roundheads, ruled like a military dictator | Oliver Cromwell |
| Wrote Two Treatises of Government; Challenged the accuracy of the divine right theory; Believed the people had the right to revolt against the government, Believed government should be in the hands of the people | John Locke |
| supported King Charles I in the English Civil War | Cavaliers |
| signed by William and Mary; gave most of the power to Parliament, turned england into an constitutional monarchy, began a movement against absolutism | English Bill of Rights |