Enlightenment, Locke and Montesquieu

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

• constitution

• social contract

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of RIghts

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

• freedom of worship and the right to petition

• trial by jury and no cruel punishments

• freedom of speech and of the press

• life, liberty and property

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 natural law.

Why did Montesquieu believe the powers of the government should be separated?

• It would keep government leaders from becoming too powerful

• Because of divine right, government should be separated into more than one branch

• Because Locke's social contract stated that government by one ruler went against natural law

• Because running a government was too much for one person to handle

Which Enlightenment Idea belongs to John Locke

• The law of gravity

• Separation of powers

• Social contract

• Theory of relativity

Separation of powers was the idea of which enlightenment thinker?

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Isaac Newton

• Thomas Paine

4. Separation of Powers influenced the US Government by providing?

• a. Checks & Balances

• b. Natural Rights

• c. Natural Law

• d. The Social Contract

5. Enlightenment thinker John Locke thought that rights come from?

• a. The government

• b. The Declaration of Independence

• c. God or nature

• d. The king

6. John Locke said that the purpose of government was to?

• a. protects life, liberty and property

• b. fight wars against evil kings

• c. to provide roads, bridges and parks

• d. to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

7. Thomas Jefferson described the social contract as?

• a. natural law

• b. a declaration of independence

• c. consent of the governed

• d. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness