Path To Democracy

1. Which Enlightenment idea, created by Montesquieu, argued that the government should be divided into three branches?

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Natural Law

• Social Contract

Which Enlightenment theory is expressed in this excerpt?

• Social Contract Theory

• Natural Law

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

How were the Founding Fathers influenced by the Social Contract Theory?

• They created a Constitution that established a federal government structure.

• They created a Constitution that established property rights for businesses.

• They created a Constitution with the purpose of protecting individual rights

• They created a Constitution with the purpose of protecting the government

Which document was written and distributed to convince colonists to support declaring independence from Great Britain?

• Thomas Paines Common Sense

• Montesquieu's Spirit of the Law

• John Locke’s Two Treatise of Government

• The English Bill of Rights

How did the Mayflower Compact influence colonists’ views on government?

• It provided an example of an effective limited government

• It discouraged the colonists from seeking their independence

• It disproved Locke’s Social Contract theory and led to a revolution.

• It showed the colonists were capable of local, self- government

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract Theory

• Separation of Powers

• Natural Law

Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How are the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers reflected in modern institutions?

• Colonies have been re-established to preserve popular sovereignty.

• Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.

• The United Nations promotes universal human rights.

• The European Union encourages economic stability.

Which documents influenced the colonists' views of government?

• Common Sense, Articles of Confederation, Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Virginia Declaration of Rights, Common Sense, Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense

• Magna Carta, Iroquois Constitution, Common Sense

The diagram shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents.

• Self-Government

• Separation of Powers

• Economic Freedom

• Individual Rights