Locke and Montesquieu

According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

• Constitution

• Social Contract

• Mayflower Compact

• Separation of Powers

According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments

• freedom of speech and of the press

• life, liberty, and property

• freedom of worship and the right to petition

Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?

• He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law.

• He argued that whatever the king did was good according to natural law.

• He argued that natural law required the colonists to be given their independence.

• He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of nature.

What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's views on the separation of powers?

• It could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.

• It could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.

• It could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.

• It could lower judicial power to a level of equality with legislative and executive power.