Philosophically Correct: Creating the Constitution

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Across
  1. 2. Time period in Europe from 1715 to 1789
  2. 6. progressive thinkers who questioned traditional governmental structures and ideas
  3. 9. Wrote Second Discourse in 1755 to illustrate the state of nature and how competition for natural resources increased as the population increased
  4. 12. The ability to rule within clearly defined borders
  5. 13. Rousseau believed that those who did not agree or vote for a law would still be protected without retaliation by the government or its citizens
  6. 15. Word that means rights are unable to be take away because they are natural rights inherent to humanity
  7. 16. Felt that a leader had to strike fear into the people in order to rule effectively
  8. 18. What Locke was trying to avoid with the concept of "consent of the governed"
  9. 19. This concept allows branches of government to restrict or limit overreach or abuse of power by other branches
  10. 20. Revolution A period of thinking and discoveries from 1543 to 1688
  11. 21. Hobbes' book where he details his "survival of the fittest" political philosophy
  12. 22. All citizens in a society directly vote on all decisions that affect that society
Down
  1. 1. This prevents one branch of government from getting too powerful
  2. 3. Believed that humans have natural rights because of their humanity
  3. 4. Published in 1762, it argued that there is an imbalance in society that comes from amassing wealth and creates issues with governmental structures
  4. 5. Time period between 1300-1600 when new ideas about art, science, math, politics, and more were being created
  5. 7. The idea that, while not everyone in a society will agree, the decision agreed upon by most members would stand as law
  6. 8. Everyone in a governmental system, including the rulers of the government, are bound to follow the same rules equally
  7. 10. contract Agreement in a society where people agree to give up some freedom for protection and order
  8. 11. Believed that before government, humans lived in a "state of nature"
  9. 14. This type of republic allows common people to choose their representatives through election
  10. 16. Wrote The Spirit of the Laws in 1748, and whose discourse on republics influenced the Founding Fathers
  11. 17. This type of republic is give the right to govern, based on their higher status at birth or through acquiring wealth