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Good Afternoon!!!

Good Afternoon!!!. NVC The Age of Enlightenment Jean-Jacques Rousseau Charles de Montesquieu Essential Question : What were the ideas of Rousseau and Montesquieu and how do they influence us today ? Homework : Finish Rousseau reading for Homework. John Locke. John Locke

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Good Afternoon!!!

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  1. Good Afternoon!!! • NVC • The Age of Enlightenment • Jean-Jacques Rousseau • Charles de Montesquieu Essential Question: What were the ideas of Rousseau and Montesquieu and how do they influence us today? Homework: Finish Rousseau reading for Homework

  2. John Locke • John Locke • Later English Enlightenment Philosopher • Lived during Glorious Revolution • Two Treatises on Government(1690) • People are born naturally free with natural rights (life, liberty, and property) • Create government to protect natural rights = Social Contract • Get rid of government if not doing its job

  3. Charles de Montesquieu • Charles de Montesquieu • French baron and philosopher • The Spirit of Laws (1777) • 3 Branches of Gov’t • Legislative: creates laws • Executive: enforces laws • Judicial: interprets laws • Separation of Powers: branches are split up so one can’t get too much power • Model for OUR gov’t!

  4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau • Jean-Jacque Rousseau • Born in Geneva, Switzerland • Later moved to France • The Social Contract (1762) • People should have as much individual freedom as possible • Government formed by a Social Contract: a direct democracy where everyone is equal and has an equal say in politics

  5. Mary Wollstonecraft • Mary Wollstonecraft • English Enlightenment philosopher • Self-educated woman • Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792) • Women are not respected by men in society • Society is keeping women down • Women must receive an equal education and have equal opportunities as men

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