Enlightenment Review

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What type of rights did John Locke believe in? Options: Bill of Rights, Natural Rights, Civil Liberties

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Natural Rights

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Which of the following rights was not included in Locke's belief of natural rights? Life, Liberty, Property, Pursuit of Happiness

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Pursuit of Happiness

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What did John Locke believe people could do if the government was not protecting their rights? Options: stay in the country, hold free elections, overthrow the government, move to another country

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overthrow the government

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Montesquieu believed in separation of powers. How many branches of government did he promote?

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Three

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What Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract theory?" Belief that the government has to preserve rights through a contract with the people.

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Hobbes

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Which Enlightenment thinker distrusted democracy but wanted free religion and speech?

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Volatire

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What foundational documents were influenced by Enlightenment beliefs? Options: U.S. Constitution, Declaration and Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation, NW Ordinance

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Declaration and Bill of Rights

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How did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the decision of the American colonies to declare independence from Great Britain?

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They believed government should be a contract between people and their government.

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Who believed people were selfish and wicked? Options: Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire

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Hobbes

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Who believed people can learn from experience and improve themselves? Options: Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire

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Locke