The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment

SSCG2b: Analyze the impact of the writings of Hobbes (Leviathan), Locke (Second Treatise on Government), Rousseau (The Social Contract), and Montesquieu (The Spirit of the Laws) on our concept of government.

​Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

What three Periods in History lead to the Enlightenment Era?

• The Renaissance Era

• The Reformation Era

• The Scientific Revolution

• All of the Above

Open Ended

Why did he name his book Leviathan?

Open Ended

Name one of America's social contracts.

Multiple Choice

What type of government did Thomas Hobbes believe in?

• Absolute Rule

• Direct Democracy

• Representative democracy

• Theocracy

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the agreement that Thomas Hobbes believed created a peaceful Sovereign for the people?

• The Constitution

• The Social Contract

• The Bill of Rights

• The Emancipation proclamation

Open Ended

Why did John Locke Write Two treaties of Government?

Multiple Choice

What was Locke's idea of natural rights?

• All humans are born with natural rights.

• All human were not created equal.

• Survival of the fittest.

• All humans are born with no rights.

Multiple Choice

What are the natural rights as described by John Locke?

• Life, Liberty, and Freedom

• Liberty, Life, and Love

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Live, Love, Life

Multiple Choice

Which French Philsopher Argued against Inequality?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

Multiple Choice

Which French Philosopher Called for a Freedom of Speech?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

Open Ended

Why did Montesquieu feel he needed to write the Spirit of Laws?

Multiple Choice

What type of government did Montesquieu believe in?

• Absolute Rule

• Separation of Powers

• Direct Democracy

• Autocracy

Multiple Choice

What was it called when the Philosophers applied new ways of thinking to Government and Society?

• Scientific Revolution

• Renaissance Period

• Age of Enlightenment

• The Reformation

Multiple Choice

What concept did America's Government obtain from Thomas Hobbes?

• A need for a social contract

• A need for a war

• a need to read his book

• A need for Absolute Power

Multiple Choice

What Concept did John Locke's second treatise on government Inspire in America?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Boston Tea Act

Multiple Choice

What concept did the American Government receive from Montesquieu's spirit of laws book?

• Bill of Rights

• Natural Rights

• Separation of Powers

• Freedom