CRM 1.2, Lesson 3

Multiple Choice

"...endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Whose enlightenment idea inspired Thomas Jefferson to write this in the D.O.I?

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Cicero

• Thomas Paine

Multiple Choice

Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.

• Consent of the Governed

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Social Contract

Multiple Choice

“We the People of the United States…do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

• Separation of Powers 

• Natural Law/Rights

• Social Contract

Multiple Choice

“That the legislative, executive, and judicial department shall be separate and distinct…”

• Separation of Powers 

• Natural Law/Rights

• Social Contract

Multiple Choice

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed…with certain unalienable right that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

• Separation of Powers 

• Natural Law/Rights

• Social Contract

Multiple Choice

“That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their powers from the Consent of the Governed…”

• Separation of Powers 

• Natural Law/Rights

• Social Contract

Open Ended

Based on the quote,  why is religious liberty is a protected right?