-Isms People of the Enlightenment Theory of Government Economics Miscellaneous
100
What is conservatism?
It is the ism in direct opposition to liberalism
100
Who is John Locke?
This man came up with the concept of tabula rasa and wrote Two Treatises of Government
100
What are les philosophes?
This group of political thinkers included a few Founding Fathers of the United States, as well as philosophers such as John Locke and Voltaire
100
What is capitalism?
Dictates that the economy's means of production are privately owned and profited from
100
Who are Audrey, Ethan, Reese, and Riley?
They presented the Enlightenment today
200
What is abolitionism?
This was a movement advocating for the termination of the Atlantic Slave Trade and emancipation of all slaves
200
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This philosopher intuited the idea that the general will of the population should be executed by the government
200
What is a social contract?
To Locke, it meant the right of a people to overthrow their government
200
Who is Adam Smith?
The invisible hand is this economist's brain-child
200
Who is Audrey?
They presented the Les Philosophes slide
300
What is socialism?
A type of society set up with an economic system of public or direct worker ownership over means of production
300
Who is Voltaire?
Author of Candide, this philosopher's idea of religious liberty can be found in the U.S. Constitution
300
What is a separation of powers?
This idea, integrated into the U.S. Constitution, was developed by Baron Montesquieu and included a checking of those powers
300
What is laissez-faire?
This is a policy of economic organization that dictates the government have limited influence on economic decision
300
Who is Genghis Khan?
Who founded the Mongol Empire?
400
What is Zionism?
It is a form of Jewish nationalism
400
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
She published A Vindication of the Rights of Women and was a founding proponent of feminism
400
What is the Fabian Society?
This sect of socialism preferred diplomatic reform to physical revolution
400
Who is Henri de Saint-Simon?
He advocated for public employment opportunities
400
What is the right?
In the deism slide, Thomas Paine was on which side (right or left)
500
What is deism?
It teaches that religious education comes from reason and personal experience, rather than from a religious institution or divinity
500
Who is Charles Fourier?
He was a Utopian Socialist who proposed that there are 810 passions that made work enjoyable
500
What is the Dreyfus Affair?
A Jewish man was convicted of treason against the French government, a claim based on documents fabricated by proponents of Anti-Semitism; which affair was this [hint: it was named after him]
500
What is classic liberalism?
This ism advocated for reduced spending on armies and churches and laissez-faire economics
500
What is anything but 42?
What is the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything






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