The Enlightenment- Destinie Allen

1. a collectively held will that aims at the common good or common interest.
5. , French political philosopher whose principal work, The Spirit of Laws, was a major contribution to political theory.
10. a form of monarchy in which the monarch rules in their own right.
13. the idea that a government's legitimacy and moral right to use state power is justified and lawful only when consented to by the people or society over which that political power is exercised
16. that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge
18. A by-law is a rule or law established by an organization or community to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authority.
19. French word for philosopher
20. a hall for exhibition of art

2. a ruler with absolute power (a despot) who embraces Enlightenment ideals
3. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press
4. French man of letters and philosopher
6. English philosopher, scientist, and historian, best known for his political philosophy
7. agreement, between the ruled or between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each
8. division of the legislative, executive, and judicial functions of government among separate and independent bodies
9. Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist whose treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the Romantic generation
11. english writer and passionate advocate of educational and social equality for women
12. one of the greatest of all French writers.
14. English philosopher whose works lie at the foundation of modern philosophical empiricism and political liberalism
15. the last reigning Empress Regnant of Russia
17. a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism