1. Enlightenment Thinkers
Directions: Use pgs to complete the graphic organizer. Summarize the important ideas of each
person below.
Hobbes
J. Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Adam Smith
Rousseau
Rousseau put the common good over the interest of the individual. Do you agree with that position? Explain
The principles of checks & balances and separation of powers were put forward by
a. Montesquieu b. Rousseau c. Locke d. A. Smith
Voltaire was a philosopher who defended
a. freedom of press b. freedom of speech c. practice of slavery d. laissez-faire
Adam Smith tried to show that natural economic forces of supply & demand were linked to
a. profit & economic growth b. gov’t regulation c. taxes d. mercantilism
Speaker : All human beings are born free and equal with a right to life and liberty. It is the duty of government to
protect these natural rights of its citizens. Who was the speaker of the passage above? a. Rousseau b. Hobbes c. Montesquieu d. Locke