SS 7-2.3

What document did John Locke's ideas influence?

• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights
• Great Charter

Which of the following ideas was NOT made popular by Montesquieu?

• separation of powers
• checks and balances
• popular sovereignty
• three branches of government

According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?

• It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.
• It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.
• It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.
• It is to protect the general will of the people.

Which of the following illustrates the ideas of the age of Enlightenment?

• faith
• reason
• ignorance
• tradition

Which of the following was NOT a political philosophy of the Enlightenment period?

• checks and balances
• social contract
• absolutism
• separation of powers

Which Enlightenment thinker promoted freedom of speech and freedom of religion?

• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Locke
• Montesquieu

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have a right to abolish their government and
create a new one?

• Locke
• Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Voltaire

Which of the following terms or phrases does NOT relate to limited government?

• general will
• popular sovereignty
• consent of the governed
• divine right of kings

What did Locke and Rousseau have in common?

• They both believed in popular sovereignty.
• They both stressed having only one branch of government.
• They both encouraged the idea of unlimited government.
• They both felt that government should be totalitarian.

What type of government did the Enlightenment thinkers support?

• limited government
• absolute monarchy
• unlimited government
• totalitarian government