Enlightenment

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French writer who proposed the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances in government

English philosopher who proposed that a government's power comes from the consent of the citizens and that citizens have the right to rebel against unjust rulers

Intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems

Brilliant French satirist who frequently targeted the clegry, the corrupt officials/idle aristocrats, and different injustices

In general, the philosophes believed in which of the following?

His idea of the right of revolution would also echo across Europe and Latin America in the centuries that followed.

A new way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs

An influential French writer who wrote that (Power should be a check to power) was (not in the book, but take a guess)