Enlightenment Thinkers and Government Forms Quiz

What two enlightenment thinkers are seen in the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke, Jean-Jacque Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes, John Locke

• Montesquieu, Voltaire

• Rousseau, Hobbes

Which philosopher supported the idea that the government should represent the will of the people and therefore the best government would be a democratic government?

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Locke

Which philosopher would argue that the powers of government should be divided and made to compete with each other?

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

Which form of government has religion or a religious figure as the central authority?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

According to Hobbes, what is the best form of government to control the masses and prevent mankind from destroying itself?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Republic

Whose position was that the Articles of Confederation were too weak and needed to be replaced entirely?

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Democrats

• Republicans

What essays were written in support of the Constitution?

• The Anti-Federalist Papers

• The Federalist Papers

• The Constitution Essays

• The Articles of Confederation

What plan benefited large states and based its legislative body on representation of population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Missouri Plan

What plan benefited small states and based its legislative body on equal voting power?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Missouri Plan

What term is best described by the following statement: Power should be divided between national and state governments?

• Federalism

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy