The Enlightenment encouraged several revolutions and helped governments. ... These three rights changed France's government by turning it from an absolute Monarchy to a Representative Democracy and other countries as well. ... Thomas Hobbes said, "If everyone gave up their rights to a strong ruler, that in return then would receive law and order."... Hobbes defined the Contract as an agreement between society and its government, and Rousseau disagreed. He described it as an agreement between free individuals to create a society and a government. ...

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Montesquieu had the goal of identifying one law that explains society. ... In addition the laws of each type of government are different from each other. ... There are laws to keep people educated. ... The United States Constitution is greatly influenced by Montesquieu as far as the system of government is concerned. ... Montesquieu advocated checks and balances, such that are in place in the American government. ...

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Montesquieu had the goal of identifying one law that explains society. ... In addition the laws of each type of government are different from each other. ... There are laws to keep people educated. ... The United States Constitution is greatly influenced by Montesquieu as far as the system of government is concerned. ... Montesquieu advocated checks and balances, such that are in place in the American government. ...

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If the governing body is wise they will allow it's legislative and judicial system of government to express the social thought of the day to a certain extent. ... A life style of promiscuity was not frowned upon as harshly because Natural law and the pursuit of happiness often justified this immoral behavior. ... The people of the Enlightenment truly believed that there was nothing man could not do or accomplish through human reason and the application of Natural Law. ... You could all so argue that the pursuit of her own happiness, a Natural Law that is at work at all times influenced...

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People began to use reason to create laws concerning things such as nature and behavior of humans. ... Many people disliked the way the government was run in the countries of Europe. ... He used information from other scientists such as Copernicus and Galileo to come up with the laws of gravity and the use of the scientific method. ... He disliked the idea of absolute monarchy and favored the idea of self-government. ... Rousseau believed that in a perfect world the people would make and follow their own laws and that what is good for every person is better than what is good for just one ...

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Believe in the existence of natural laws. 3. establish these laws as basis of human activity through human reasoning and 4. Hope everything would be perfected when we adhere to these natural laws. ... Now armed with the philosophes pamphlets and books putting down the ways of the rulers, governments and corruption of the Catholic church, they were able to take the necessary steps to revolt against the Old Regime....

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The Scientific Revolution which resulted in the Enlightenment had much significance that helped influence the American Revolution. the American Revolution was fueled because Great Britain started to control the American colonies through laws by restricting territorial expansion, imposing taxes, and they were also being stripped of their freedom. ... Many colonists felt that they should not pay this text because this law was made in England by Parliament not by their government. ... The thirsts for knowledge lead to a movement that questioned the authority of governments. ...

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Under the rule of Louis XIV (1643-1715), France formed a centralized government that encouraged trade and manufacturing that become the envy of the world. ... Perhaps the most important factor was the different social classes and the impact and control that the higher classes had on the government. ... Turgot introduced radical changes to the tax laws of France and was immediately rejected. ... Coupled with the ideas that it is unfair to have taxation without representation, that it is correct to take up arms against tyranny, and that a Republic government is superior to monarchy the people of...

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He showed that eventually they would have to come up with some sort of a government. The government proposed in this example is similar to what Paine suggested for America. ... Then, he suggested, have a Continental Conference to make the laws and eventually a Charter (Paine 96-97). As we see now, the Colonists came up with a system of government very similar to Paine's. ... Paine's thoughts on society versus government are still applicable in the twenty-first century. ...

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Once in session, the Estates-General assumed the powers of the government. ... Education for everyone, especially in the cities, became an important task and many were beginning to accept the idea that we live in a mechanical world ruled by laws of math and science. ... France was an absolute monarchy, which meant that the king held all the power and the people living in the country had no say in the government structure or the activities of the government. ... It also set an example of a government for France to follow with their reforms. ... They were able to resist these reforms due to the ...

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Each category is based on a key aspect of what I think are critical parts to any functional government. ... Political deals with a structure or affairs of the French government. ... A large part of any well-balanced government lies within their politics. ... The nobility held many of the top positions in the government, military, law and higher church offices. ... With a lot of problems in one or more categories, it shows that the government isn't as perfect as thought to be. ...

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This era introduced the idea of self-government to the French public, undermining the complete authority of the monarchies. The theory of self-government and religious tolerance made the French public start questioning the actual authority of the French monarchy. ... After they took power in the Hotel de Ville they formed a new city government called the Commune De Paris. ... The National Assembly was formed as the new government, replacing the monarchy with a democracy. ... On Jun 10, 1794 a law passed that suspended a suspect's right to have a public trial and legal assistance. ...

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He talked about the passion of wars, money, layers, laws, and powers, and how the human race uses reasons to handle them. ... Gulliver also talked about the perversion of laws in which the right amount of money can buy a person their rights because lawyers can make "white is black, and black is white." ... Along with laws, Gulliver explained to his Master the system in which tainted officials rise into power through "bribing the majority of a senate or great council." This passion for power obscured the rational use of government. ... The time period that Swift and Racine wrote their story...

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(514 Western Civilization) Man believed that, through reason, we become more aware of the laws of nature and the role it plays in the universe. ... Now, in the 18th century whatever happened to mankind was not the doings of a supreme being but that of natural laws. ... So many lost their lives because they even dared to think for themselves or question the laws of authority. ... Strange as it may sound modern psychologists today use this exact theory in their studies called "cognitive development" Is it safe to say that society today, our government and our constitution are based on the Enli...

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It is a low and disgusting vice But not punishable by law" (Hunt 10, 30n10). ... All of his consistent ideas of human rights which so undoubtedly helped civilize humans were not recognized by the government. ...

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"The goal of discovering social laws was to remove the inhumanity that existed through ignorance of them." (734) People understood the need for reform in society. ... Human cruelty was to be overcome by the use of social improvements and government structures. ...

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For example, killing is against that law. ... Based on the statements these thinkers, we can determine, or theorize using free thought, that man must have faith in reason in order to control their own fate, or, in Kant's legalistic language, participate in self-government. ...

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