1.1 Enlightenment Influences
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- Q 1/21Score 0Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?29checks and balancesconsent of the governedsocial contractseparation of powers
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- Q1Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?checks and balancesconsent of the governedsocial contractseparation of powers120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q2How does this quote reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers?They created a limited monarchyThey supported individual libertiesThey had reservations about self-governmentThey were concerned with property rights120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q3What Enlightenment idea is represented with the headline?separation of powersnatural lawchecks and balancessocial contract120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q4Which Enlightenment idea was an implied agreement between governments and the people?separation of powerssocial contractnatural rightsnatural law120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q5How are Enlightenment ideas reflected in modern institutions?The United Nations promotes universal human rightsThe European Union encourages economic stabilityOligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rightsColonies preserve popular sovereignty120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q6Which Enlightenment idea said that all people are born with the rights to life, liberty, and property?checks and balancesseparation of powersnatural rightssocial contract120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q7Which Enlightenment idea describes any action by government that protects peoples' basic human rights to life, liberty, or property?social contractnatural lawseparation of powerschecks and balances120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q8Which Enlightenment idea divided the government into 3 branches with different responsibilities?natural lawnatural rightssocial contractseparation of powers120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q9What is another name for a leader who is, according to the Founding Fathers,"unfit to be the ruler of a free people"?philosophertyrantpatriotpresident120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q10What is another name for the 18th century "Age of Reason", with new ideas in science and philosophy?The EnlightenmentThe Dark AgesThe RenaissanceThe Industrial Revolution120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q11Which Enlightenment philosopher started in a state of nature and formed a government with a social contract?Jean-Jacques RousseauBaron de MontesquieuJohn LockeThomas Hobbes120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q12Which Enlightenment philosopher came up with the idea to balance the government with separation of powers & checks and balances?Thomas HobbesJohn LockeBaron de MontesquieuJean-Jacques Rousseau120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q13Which phrase means if the government fails to protect citizens they have the right to revolt?separation of powersconsent of the governedchecks and balancesnatural law120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q14Which form of government did Enlightenment philosophers believed citizens should vote for a leader in an election?monarchytyrannyrepublicoligarchy120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q15Which Enlightenment idea gives powers to each separate branch of government to limit the actions of other branches?social contractconsent of the governedchecks and balancesnatural law120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q16What is a term for a thinker and inquirer who studies knowledge and moral reasoning?philosophertyrantdictatormonarch120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q17Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural right?propertywealthlifeliberty120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q18Which of the following is NOT an example of the influences of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers?the Constitution as a social contract with consent of the governedthree branches of government outlined in the Constitutioncreating an absolute monarchy with unlimited powernatural rights cited in the Declaration of Independence120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q19Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesequieu?#1- "That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand...evidence in his favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury"#2- "That the legislative, executive, and judiciary department shall be separate and distinct..."#3- "That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained..."#4- "That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state..."120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
- Q20Which one provides the best definition of the Enlightenment?An influential philosophical movement unpopular with America's Founding FathersAn influential philosophical movement that promoted the use of equality, logic, and reason to bring society out of "darkness".An influential philosophical movement that promoted superstition and following old traditionsAn influential philosophical movement that was popular in the 1800s120sSS.7.C.1.1EditDelete
