As you walk in, complete one of the following assignments: - Create a conversation between Thomas Hobbes and John Locke regarding their views on government. Make sure to include specific ideas
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- Draw three pictures representing John Locke, Montesquieu and Voltaire’s views of government and explain the meaning of each picture
THOMAS HOBBES - Absolute government
- Men are greedy and selfish and need an absolute – all powerful ruler to keep them safe
- Wrote the book Leviathan
JOHN LOCKE - All men are born with natural rights – life, liberty, and property
- If government does not protect those natural rights, the people have a right to overthrow it and replace it with one that will
- Promoted a limited monarchy/democracy
VOLTAIRE BARON DE MONTESQUIEU - 3 branches of government
- Executive
- Legislative
- Judicial
- System of checks and balances so no one branch gets too powerful
- Promotes a limited monarchy/democracy
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU - Promoted a limited monarchy/democracy
- Wrote the book the Social Contract – believed that people were corrupted by society so they needed to form a pact with government to protect the interests of the people (general will of the people)
ADAM SMITH - Believed in laissez-faire economics – the government should not interfere with the running of the economy
- People should have a say in the economy and it should be based on supply and demand (capitalism)
SALONS SALONS - Social gatherings where writers and philosophers exchanged and spread ideas and discussed arts, science, literature and philosophy
- Only the most well-read and intelligent people were involved
- Wealthy noblewomen hosted these salons
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