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- What type of economy does laissez faire system operate under
- What ruler tried to link Russia with the rest of Western Europe
- In France what were the meeting places for philosophers to discuss their Ideas called?
- Where did John Locke believe a good government got its power from
- John Locke believed that all people should be guaranteed 3 rights what are they
- What part of the world did the enlightenment period begin
- Fredrick the Great improved 2 parts of the government of Prussia, What were they?
- Which philosopher said that life without a strong government would be "nasty,brutish, and short"
- A satirical writing by Voltaire that was written about England and its government. The most popular theme in this writing is the inadequacy of optimistic thinking.
- Monarchy is ruled entirely by a king and democracy is where everyone has a say
- believed citizens should have freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
- Written by Baron de Montesquieu, where he argued that democracy and separation of powers were the preferable form of government.
- Written by Jean Jacques Rousseau. States that people live together in a society based on rules, laws, and morals that are established. Without them, society would collapse.
- -Published anonymously by John Locke. Contains his ideas about how the government should operate, natural rights for citizens, and attacks patriarchalism.
- What does Robespierre believe he can create through more terror?
- Who eventually becomes the leader of France and ends the Revolution?
- Written by Thomas Hobbes. Discusses the nature of society and how the government should operate. Hobbes argued that a strong monarchy was the only way to govern and avoid civil war.
- The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution.
- - Act signed into law in 1689 by William III and Mary II. It outlines constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy.
- - English philosopher and physicians, one of the most influential englishment thinkers.