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What is natural law based on

natural law is based on the idea that there is order in the physical world that was created by nature or god

Who was considered to be the most famous of the philosophes

The most famous of the philosphes was Voltaire.

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Which philosopher fought with Cromwell during the English Civil War

john Locke

What is the name of the elected body in England whose members were nobles and commoners during the Enlightenment

This elected body is called the Parliament. It is composed of two houses, the House of Lords and the large House of Commons.

What is the name of the philosopher who said that god is dead'

it was friedrich nietzsche

Which Stuart king was beheaded in 1649

King Charles I (1600-1649) was beheaded on January 30, 1649, following the English Civil War.

Who wrote The Social Contract that outlined the ideal relationship between the government and the people

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Who stated that people were born with the right to life liberty and property

John Locke stated that people were born with the right to life, liberty, and property.

Which of these people was a philosophe and editor of the Encyclopedie a reference work of political and philosophical ideas

denis diderot

Who stated that political freedom included a separate executive legislative and judicial branch of government that became a basis for the US Constitution

Montesquieu

Which of these people is not one of the empiricist philosophers

Edmund Burke

Which of these is the best description of a despotic form of government

one ruled by a dictator who has complete authority

Who proposed that the nature of humans could be improved and perfected and was the author of Sketch for A Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind

The Marquis de Condorcet (1743-1794) wrote the "Sketch", published posthumously in 1795. The fundamental idea of the treatise is the continual progress of mankind toward perfection.

What originally restricted the power of King John and created a limited monarchy

Magna Carta.

Which is the best description of a monarchal form of government

restricted power entrusted to a king or queen

Which of these is the best description of aristocracy

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The second estate in France in the 1700s.

What best describes Magna Carta

it gave the king equal power in ruling england

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