In which two ways did the spread of Enlightenment thought contribute to the French Revolution? Enlightenment ideas made the people increasingly rigid in their values and mindset.
Enlightenment thinkers’ ideas influenced prominent revolutionaries to act.
Enlightenment thoughts introduced people to other forms of government such as popular sovereignty.
Enlightenment concepts urged people to discover creative ways to win government privileges.
Enlightenment professors inspired students to cultivate a rebellious and revolutionary spirit.

What is the role of institutions in society - do they perform positive functions, or simply work in the interests of the powerful and against the powerless? (a related question here is why do our life chances vary by class, gender and ethnicity)

“a monarchy is indeed the most powerful of any… but then there is imminent danger of his employing that strength to improvident or oppressive purposes.”—william blackstone, commentaries on the laws of england which of the following documents addressed blackstone’s concern in this quote? the magna carta, because it limited the power of the king. common sense, because it encouraged american colonists to declare independence. the mayflower compact, because it created a government and the first written laws for plymouth settlers. the english bill of rights, because it later influenced the u.s. bill of rights.

What idea did most of the founding fathers,despite their differences, agree with?