The Enlightenment

5. a british author who is best known for wriring A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
6. the theory that the government's purpose is to prtoect the people's natural rights, and the people's purpose is to agree to be governed by the government
8. a french philosopher who proposed the idea of separation of powers
11. a woman's right to vote
13. a governmental system that ensures that a singular person does not have all of the power
14. a writer who wrote about men's freedom of expression and opinions and the separation of church and state
15. the movement to give women the same rights as men

1. the belief that all people deserve equality, freedom, and other rights
2. a philosopher who stated that all men are born with natural rights and are entitled to be led by people who protect these rights
3. a collection of fundamental priciples or precedents that determines how a society is to be governed
4. belief in the existence of God but not his intervention with humans
7. a social movement that focused on using logic and reason to evaluate the legitimacy of various social institutions
9. belief in traditional social institutions and practices
10. life, liberty, and property
12. the movement to end slavery