1. Enlightenment Take Home Notes

2. 7-2.3 Enlightenment Vocab pg 124-131 1.Reason 2.Age of Enlightenment 3.Absolutism 4.Tabula rasa 5.Natural rights 6.Social contract 7.Declaration of Independence 8.Philosophes 9.Separation of powers 10.Checks and balances 11.Civic virtue

3. Read pg 125-127 Write 2 important facts about Hobbes Write 2 important facts about Locke Write 2 important facts about Declaration of Independence

4. HobbesLocke 1.How did Hobbes and Locke differ on their views on human beings? 2.What events did each of them live through that shaped their views? 3.How did they differ on their views on the role of government? 4.Write 2 important facts about the Declaration of Independence 3 important facts on each side of this t-chart Read pg 125-127

5. 7-2.3 John Locke State of Nature- positive condition of human existence that preceded social and political organization Social Contract Theory- government was created as an agreement or contract between social groups

6. John Locke’s Beliefs State of nature was good and social contract was voluntary All humans born with natural rights (Life, Liberty Property) Governments job was to protect rights of people If the government did a bad job then people had the right to rebel Consent of the governed: belief that government gets its approval from the people His ideas had an influence on American leaders like Jefferson when writing Declaration of independence

7. 7-2.3 Rousseau and Voltaire Jean Jacques Rousseau A limited government should make decisions based on majority rule Thought that society corrupted people and government should protect people Popular sovereignty: government gets their power based on what the citizens want American colonists rejected a lot of his ideas, and his writings would later influence totalitarian governments

8. Voltaire Focused on civil liberties; freedom of speech and freedom of religion Wanted limited government that gave a lot of rights to the citizens Wanted a separation of Church and State

9. 7-2.3 Montesquieu Focused on government organization Wanted a separation of powers where each branch of government checks and balances the power of the other branches Based his ideas on England's 2 branch limited govt. Wanted three branches: Executive: enforces laws (Monarch/President) Legislative: writes laws (Parliament/Congress) Judicial: interprets laws (Courts/Judges) The US Constitution was designed on his ideas

10. 7-2.5 Enlightenment Effects The Enlightenment inspired several important events and documents 1. American Revolution Colonists rights were violated by England Locke’s theory saying people can rebel motivated them Jefferson used his ideas in the Declaration of Independence When fighting was over the US Constitution was written using Enlightenment ideas to organize our government

11. 2. French Revolution Enlightenment philosophers had spread ideas in Paris and people began to like them Citizens wanted equality and freedoms France helped the American colonists fight against England, when the colonists won it inspired French citizens to attack their own government

12. 7-2.5 Constitutions Constitution is an agreement between government and citizens that outlines what power the govt has They limit the govt’s power but also make them legit What they describe job of each branch of govt the job of national and regional govt the rights of the people Citizen responsibilities (voting and becoming representatives)

13. Enlightenment Ideas found in our constitution Legislative/Executive/Judicial -> Montesquieu Bill of Rights -> Locke and Voltaire Popular Sovereignty -> Rousseau

14. Types of Constitutions Written: a single document (US) Unwritten: collection of traditions, precedents and documents (England) US Constitution was the first written and used English ideas (Magna Carta) Sometimes govt’s ignore their constitution