Enlightenment/Revolutions Test Review

The political theory that people form governments for their mutual protection and that government rules only with the consent of those people is known as

• Socialism
• divine right theory
• social contract theory
• communism

Which statement best describes a political theory of John Locke?

• There should be separation between church and state
• a government should be divided into three separate branches
• men and women are born free and entitled to equality
• a government's power comes from the consent of the people

Which statement BEST describes the government outlined in the United States Constitution?

• National power is guaranteed by Article Four
• The president is given unlimited power
• Power is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches
• the power of a one-house Congress is provided by a bill of rights

According to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?

• To divide the government into three separate parts
• To elect new government leaders to rule the country
• To overthrow the government and establish a new one
• To create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern

Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of

• natural rights
• popular sovereignty
• separation and balance of governmental power
• government was created by man for his own purposes

·  Voltaire
·  John Locke
·  Baron de Montesquieu
·  Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which statement BEST describes a common theme shared by these philosophers of the Enlightenment?

• They were all French
• The all believed in limited Governments
• They were all British
• They all believed in a federal system of government

·  born in England (1632)
·  philosopher and physician
·  "social contract" supporter
·  Two Treatises of Government
Who is being described here?

• John Locke
• Adam Smith
• Baron Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The American government is divided into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Which European philosopher is credited with the idea of this "separation of powers?"

• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Jean Jacques Rousseau

The economic model based on private ownership and the desire to make a profit is called

• Socialism
• Communism
• Capitalism
• Marxism

The idea that the economy thrives when the gov’t does not interfere with businesses & allows a free market to exist. 

• Simple Economics
• Macro Economics
• Micro Economics
• Laissez-faire Economics