The Enlightenment vocabulary

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James Madison believed that a government should _____ its power from the people.

Thomas Hobbes is often considered a(n) __________ because of his negative views of humankind.

Philisophes who spoke out against the monarch could be convicted of _____.

The ideas of Enlightenment thinkers were considered to be ______ by many people.

The Founding Fathers declared their independence from Britain after experiencing years of _______ under the king and Parliament.

Issac Newton is credited with inventing ______, an area of mathematical study.

Montesquieu argued that a(n) _________ was necessary to prevent a single leader or part of the government from becoming too strong.

As a part of its program of _________, the government banned many of Voltaire's writings and burned his books.