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Enlightenment
Match the following philosophers to the correct content or significance of the document (John Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Hobbes)
- Wrote Two Treatises of Government
Answer: John Locke
- Wrote The Spirit of Laws
Answer: Montesquieu
- Author of The Social Contract
Answer: Rousseau
- Believed the purpose of government is to provide the greatest good for the greatest number
Answer: Hobbes
- Government should protect life, liberty, and property
Answer: John Locke
- People have a right to overthrow an unjust government
Answer: John Locke
- The individual should sacrifice self-interest in favor of the common good
Answer: Rousseau
- Advocated three branches of government to balance power
Answer: Montesquieu
- His writings became the basis for system of checks and balances
Answer: Montesquieu
- Identified natural rights common to all people
Answer: Rousseau
- Believed protections of the laws allow men to retain equality
Answer: Montesquieu
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