The Enlightenment Thinkers

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that governments should be based on majority rule?

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Locke

• Hobbes

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that power comes from the "Consent of the Governed?"

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?

• God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

• People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

• People set up governments to protect their lives and property

• Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Locke

Which philosopher believed people were born with unalienable rights and that the government should protect them?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Robert Owen

• Voltaire

Which Enlightenment thinker believed the government should protect your natural rights and if the do not, they should be abolished?

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Aristotle

• Rousseau

Match the following people to their correct description.

• French philosopher known for his theory of separation of powers

• Charles Montesquieu

• Enlightenment philosopher who advocated for natural rights and social contract theory

• William Blackstone

• King should not take away property;

• John Locke

This philosopher focuses on protecting the natural rights of life, liberty, and property

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

Enlightenment thinker who viewed humanity in a negative way and believed people were naturally wicked.

• John Locke

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Thomas Hobbes

Enlightenment thinker who wanted a direct democracy

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu