PSIE1

According to the text, the idea that government is a social contract between the state and the people is fundamental to what form of government?

• Enlightened Despotism

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Tyranny

According to the text, which of the following Enlightenment thinkers greatly influenced the Founding Fathers of the United States?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Adam Smith

The theory that a wise and cultured ruler could best determine the needs of the people and govern accordingly is known as what?

• Laissez-faire

• Social Contract

• Separation of Powers

• Enlightened Despotism

According to the provided text, what did most Enlightenment philosophers believe was the primary purpose of religion in society?

• To keep people moral

• To ensure a separation of church and state

• To support the power of the monarchy

• To keep people from becoming too wealthy

The philosophical belief that government control over the market should be reduced is known as what?

• Economics

• Laissez-faire

• National Wealth

• Enlightened Despotism

The physiocrats, a group of laissez-faire thinkers, believed that the only real source of national wealth was what?

• Industry

• Trade

• Agriculture

• Labor

Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:

• A dictatorship
• A democracy
• An absolute monarchy
• All of these

Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power. (Separation of Powers)

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire