Though they did not agree on everything, most Enlightenment thinkers did think that a)
humans were on the verge of reaching their predestined potential.

b)
they could make progress but never match the greatness of the ancients.
C)
they lived in an age where human reason would prevail over superstitions and traditions.

d)
religion would begin to be less and less relevant to the human condition.

15 ish points match the words with their definitions. 1. limits the federal government to powers the constitution specifically delegated to it 1.loose construction 2. gathering for the purpose of creating a constitution to lay down the laws for running the u.s. 2. provision 3. arrangement or groundwork laid to get a 3. faction program going. 4. president is given power to deport any 4. alien and sedition acts alien he deems dangerous alien and sedition acts 5. allowing the federal government all 5. constitutional convention powers not denied it within the constitution 6. a group that may not be in agreement 6. strict construction with the general direction of the larger population.