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Excerpts: How Enlightenment Let to a Limited Government

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  • Q1
    The Enlightenment inspired which revolution?
    Russian
    German
    America
    Spanish
    10s
  • Q2
    1. Look at the second excerpt on your chart: "Section 1. All legislative Powers herein shall be vested in a Congress ..." Which is the first Enlightenment idea in the excerpt?
    freedom of religion
    right to rebel
    separation of powers
    freedom of speech
    30s
  • Q3
    2. Look at the second excerpt on your chart: "Section 1. All legislative Powers herein shall be vested in a Congress ..." Which is the second Enlightenment idea in the excerpt?
    right to rebel
    freedom of speech
    checks and balances
    natural rights
    30s
  • Q4
    3. Look at the second excerpt on your chart: "Section 1. All legislative Powers herein shall be vested in a Congress ..." Who is the Enlightenment philosopher credited with the ideas in the excerpt?
    Rousseau
    Voltaire
    Locke
    Montesquieu
    30s
  • Q5
    BONUS QUESTION: Which philosopher's ideas were not used as much by the first American government?
    Montesquieu
    Locke
    Rousseau
    Voltaire
    10s
  • Q6
    4. Look at the second excerpt on your chart: "Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the people ..." Which is the first Enlightenment idea in the excerpt?
    right to rebel
    freedom of religion
    natural rights
    checks and balances
    30s
  • Q7
    5. Look at the second excerpt on your chart: "Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the people ..." Which Enlightenment philosopher supports the idea in the excerpt?
    Voltaire
    Montesquieu
    Rousseau
    Locke
    10s
  • Q8
    6. Look at the third excerpt on your chart: "Excerpt from Section 3 .. and if Vacancies happen by Resignation ..." Which is the first Enlightenment idea in the excerpt?
    separation of powers
    freedom of speech
    natural rights
    right to rebel
    20s
  • Q9
    7. Look at the third excerpt on your chart: "Excerpt from Section 3 .. and if Vacancies happen by Resignation ..." Which is the second Enlightenment idea in the excerpt?
    separation of powers
    right to rebel
    freedom of religion
    natural rights
    20s
  • Q10
    8. Look at the the excerpt on your chart: "Excerpt from Section 3 .. and if Vacancies happen by Resignation ..." Which Enlightenment philosopher supported the idea(s) in the excerpt?
    Rousseau
    Voltaire
    Montesquieu
    Locke
    10s
  • Q11
    BONUS: Which of the following best explains the Enlightenment idea of checks and balances?
    It is when the people of a nation have a right to rebel or fight against the government when it has not lived up to its social contract in promoting the general welfare.
    It is the earliest process of voting for citizens of a nation.
    Certain branches of government are assigned specific powers, so that one branch does not have more power than another.
    Certain branches of the government have more powers than others, but no branch is greater than another.
    20s
  • Q12
    9. Look at the excerpt on your chart: "Excerpt from Section 3. The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments..." Which is the first Enlightenment idea in the excerpt?
    separation of powers
    right to rebel
    freedom of religion
    natural rights
    20s
  • Q13
    10. Look at the excerpt on your chart: "Excerpt from Section 3. The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments..." Which is the second Enlightenment idea in the excerpt?
    checks and balances
    natural rights
    freedom of speech
    right to rebel
    20s
  • Q14
    11. Look at the excerpt on your chart: "Excerpt from Section 3. The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments..." Which Enlightenment philosopher supported the idea in the excerpt?
    Montesquieu
    Voltaire
    Locke
    Rousseau
    10s
  • Q15
    12. Look at the excerpt on your chart: "Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ..." Which are the first Enlightenment ideas in the excerpt?
    checks and balances
    freedoms of religion and speech
    right to rebel
    separation of powers
    20s

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