1. Enlightenment Questions

2. Enlightenment Group Roles 1-2 Reader(s)=Read the Text 4-5 Fact-finders=find information in text All need to copy information into the sections

3. Hobbes Childhood/Education- Book: Leviathan Belief about people: People=bad Belief about Govt: Monarchs=best Political Ideas: Man exists in state of nature and agree to have govt to protect us

4. Locke Childhood/Education- Book: Two Treaties on Govt Belief about people: People=good Belief about Govt: Democracy=Good Political Ideas: We agree to have a govt to protect natural rights (life, liberty, property)

5. Montesquieu Childhood/Education- Book: Spirit of the Laws Belief about people: People=good Belief about Govt: Democracy=best Political Ideas-Separation of powers important as they prevent monarch

6. Voltaire Childhood/Education- Book: Candide Belief about people: Good but can be swayed Belief about Govt: Democracy=best Political Ideas: Separation of Church and State, tolerance of religion, freedom of speech

7. Rousseau Childhood/Education- Book: Social Contract Belief about people: People=Good Belief about Govt: Democracy=Best Political Ideas: Social Contract: We agree to have govt

8. Questions: Write Q+A 1. What political concept did Locke advocate? 2. What book did Thomas Hobbes write? What did he say about people? 3. What are three natural rights? 4. What are separation of powers? Why did Montesquieu argue in favor of having it? 5. What were two things Voltaire supported? 6. Summarize Rousseau’s idea of a Social Contract. 7. Which political philosopher do you like? Explain.

9. Pg 187: John Locke Reading 1. What does John Locke mean by “Natural Rights”? 2. What are 3 natural rights you have? 3. What is the purpose of Government? 4. According to Locke, how should land be governed? Why do you think this is the case? 5a. What does Locke say can happen if a government fails to protect the rights its people? b. Give a historical example of this: 6. How does Locke differ from Hobbes? 7. Locke originally meant that natural rights should be applied to humans. Should animals get natural rights? Explain. 8. Should robots get natural rights? Explain.

10. 1. Voltaire, he believed in Freedom of Speech 2. Montesquieu, he believed in Separation of Powers 3. Locke, he believed in Natural Rights 4. Hobbes, he believed in state of nature 5. Rousseau, he believed in social contract (compact) EXAMPLE 1: The government is not functioning well; anarchy; chaos EXAMPLE 2: Separate the powers out!!!! EXAMPLE 3: ROUSSEAU: Govt violated social contract; replace it Locke: Bad, can’t protect natural rights

11. Locke Rousseau Montesquieu Hobbes Voltaire EXAMPLE 1: People revert to a State of Nature EXAMPLE 2: We should separate the powers out EXAMPLE 3: Rousseau: Govt violated Social Contract Locke: You need to change the govt