Foundations of Government and Philosophers & Ideas

Which idea says people give up some freedoms in exchange for protection of rights?

• Divine Right

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Rule by Majority

The belief that rulers are chosen by God.

• Enlightenment

• Natural Rights

• Divine Right of Kings

• Constitutionalism

What limits the power of leaders through law and written rules?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Constitutionalism

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

Which principle means government power comes from the people?

• Federalism

• Common Law

• Republicanism

• Judicial Review

Which era influenced the U.S. Founders most?

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Industrial Revolution

Who wrote that people are born with rights to “life, liberty, and property”?

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Locke

Who argued for separation of powers into 3 branches?

• Montesquieu

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

• Madison

Whose writings on English common law influenced the Founders?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Blackstone

• Hobbes

Who argued no one ought to harm another in “life, liberty, or possessions”?

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Hamilton

• Jefferson

Who believed in a strong central government & financial system?

• Washington

• Hamilton

• Adams

• Madison