Make sure there is Make sure there is NOTHING on your NOTHING on your

desks when the desks when the tardy bell rings.tardy bell rings.

Arrange the sentence strips Arrange the sentence strips into two columns, based on into two columns, based on your belief of how each strip your belief of how each strip is connected to the others in is connected to the others in that group. that group.

Once completed, try and Once completed, try and create a definition for each create a definition for each group.group.

What is the What is the difference difference

between libel and between libel and slander?slander?

The The EnlightenmentEnlightenmentChallenging Conventional Challenging Conventional

AuthorityAuthority

John Peter ZengerJohn Peter Zenger

Zenger publishes an anti-Zenger publishes an anti-government newspapergovernment newspaper Called a governor’s supporters “the Called a governor’s supporters “the

dregs and scandal of human nature”dregs and scandal of human nature” Zenger is arrested and tried for Zenger is arrested and tried for

libellibel He is found innocent, which starts He is found innocent, which starts

the movement for freedom of the the movement for freedom of the presspress

Enlightenment Enlightenment ThinkersThinkers

Magna Carta (1215)Magna Carta (1215)

Because of civil war in England, Because of civil war in England, King John agreed to sign the King John agreed to sign the Magna Carta to buy himself timeMagna Carta to buy himself time

Importance- Magna Carta is the Importance- Magna Carta is the first political document that first political document that limited Royal authoritylimited Royal authority Denied excessive use of powerDenied excessive use of power

John LockeJohn Locke

Two Treatises of GovernmentTwo Treatises of GovernmentLocke believes a Monarch’s power Locke believes a Monarch’s power

comes from the peoplecomes from the peopleThe people obey the government’s The people obey the government’s

laws and the government protects laws and the government protects the people’s rights- Natural Rights the people’s rights- Natural Rights as humansas humansLife, Liberty, and PropertyLife, Liberty, and Property

Revolution is justified then, if …Revolution is justified then, if …

Thomas HobbesThomas Hobbes LeviathanLeviathan

Argues that people are anti-social, Argues that people are anti-social, weak, selfish, and basically evil at weak, selfish, and basically evil at birthbirthonly by submitting to the only by submitting to the protection of a sovereign power protection of a sovereign power can individuals avoid constant can individuals avoid constant anarchy and waranarchy and war

strong strong centralcentral authority is the authority is the necessary basis for government necessary basis for government

LockeLocke versusversus HobbesHobbes

Liberty over OrderLiberty over Order Government can be Government can be

changed by its citizenschanged by its citizens Right to Life, Liberty, Right to Life, Liberty,

and possessionsand possessions Men are born free and Men are born free and

equalequal Democratic Democratic

GovernmentGovernment

Order over LibertyOrder over Liberty Government needs to Government needs to

control its citizenscontrol its citizens Give up Natural Give up Natural

Rights for protectionRights for protection People act in their People act in their

own self-interestown self-interest Authoritative Authoritative

GovernmentGovernment

Jean Jacques RousseauJean Jacques Rousseau

The Social ContractThe Social ContractGovernment should be Government should be formedformed

by the consent of the peopleby the consent of the peopleThen, the government Then, the government

should make lawsshould make laws

Baron MontesquieuBaron Montesquieu

Spirit of the LawsSpirit of the LawsStates there should be three States there should be three

types of political powertypes of political powerExecutive Executive JudicialJudicialLegislativeLegislative

This protects people’s libertyThis protects people’s liberty

In conclusion…In conclusion…

In two paragraphs, explain how In two paragraphs, explain how enlightenment thinkers such as, enlightenment thinkers such as, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu, and documents such as the and documents such as the Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, and Orders of Connecticut, and Maryland Toleration Act, led to the Maryland Toleration Act, led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution.creation of the U.S. Constitution.