Which phrase BEST defines the concept of inalienable rights?

rights that are unable to be infringed upon

rights denied to constitutional monarchs

rights granted to elected officials by the people

rights that are outlined in government documents

The influence of the Scientific Revolution was reflected in which Enlightenment idea?

explaining the world through natural laws

promoting the abolition of religion

justifying the rule of absolute monarchs

supporting traditional social differences

The Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment thinker who argued that a just government had its powers separated into three different branches. What made this structure of government appealing to supporters of democratic ideas?

It kept any one part of government from having too much power.

It provided efficiency during times of crisis.

It limited the number of people involved in government.

It prevented debates about the positive and negative aspects of laws.

The influence of the Reformation was reflected in which Enlightenment idea?

challenging established beliefs

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment change political thought?

increased the belief that governments should protect natural rights and act to promote the well-being of citizens.

increased the belief that absolute monarchs should rule in accord with their self-interest.

bolstered the belief that governments should ensure the economic equality of all citizens.

affirmed the belief that the Roman Catholic Church should exert complete power over both religious issues and secular government.

Which statement BEST describes the impact of the English Bill of Rights?

It limited the power of the monarchy

It abolished slavery in the colonies.

It granted all citizens equal protection under the law.

It prevented social institutions from discriminating against minorities.

Which of the following BEST explains why the growth in world exploration in the 1400s and 1500s helped lead to the Scientific Revolution?

Explorers found new information about the world that went against existing beliefs of the time.

Explorers developed the scientific method to test new theories about navigation

Explorers brought back evidence that supported the ideas of the Catholic Church

Explorers paid more attention to territorial conquest than to book learning in their travels

How did the English Civil War lead to the downfall of absolutism in England during the 17th century?

The monarch was tried and executed.

The colonies gained their independence.

Catholicism became the national religion.

Puritans were forced to leave the country.

Queen Elizabeth I influenced British society by

establishing an official religion.

empowering religious reformers.

creating a vast colonial empire.

empowering people with suffrage.

What impact did Peter the Great have on Russia?

He modernized the country by adopting western technology and customs.

He created a more democratic government by introducing a legislature.

He expanded the empire by establishing colonies in Africa and the Americas.

He isolated the empire by cutting off trade relationships with foreign countries.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which statement best explains the Divine Right of Kings?

People are sovereign.

The king answers only to God.

People are born with God given rights.

The king signs the social contract.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the name for the time period in the 1700s where people started to question their absolute monarchs & said GOVTS SHOULD SERVE THE PEOPLE?

Absolutism

The Enlightenment

Feudalism

Democracy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What enlightenment thinker said that you had the RIGHT TO REVOLUTION to overthrow bad govts & replace it with something better?

Montesquieu

John Locke

Rousseau

Wollstonecraft

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What enlightenment thinker said that power in government should be SEPARATED so 1 person doesn't have it all?

Montesquieu

Wollstonecraft

Voltaire

John Locke

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What enlightenment thinker said that you have GOD GIVEN RIGHTS of life, liberty (freedom), and your own property?

Voltaire

Wollstonecraft

Montesquieu

John Locke

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was a primary focus of the Enlightenment philosophers?

increasing faith by examining religious texts

achieving wisdom through experiences with nature

seeking progress through the expansion of human knowledge

pursuing spiritual experiences through the revival of religious tradition

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers MOST influence popular revolutions in the United States?

by explaining that society could be improved through scientific discovery

by challenging the belief in the divine right of kings

by stressing the importance of military strength

by examining other countries as models of self-government

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Enlightenment Thinkers

Which statement best explains the Divine Right of Kings?

What was the name for the time period in the 1700s where people started to question their absolute monarchs & said GOVTS SHOULD SERVE THE PEOPLE?

What enlightenment thinker said that you had the RIGHT TO REVOLUTION to overthrow bad govts & replace it with something better?

What enlightenment thinker said that power in government should be SEPARATED so 1 person doesn't have it all?

What enlightenment thinker said that you have GOD GIVEN RIGHTS of life, liberty (freedom), and your own property?

What was a primary focus of the Enlightenment philosophers?

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers MOST influence popular revolutions in the United States?

Which phrase BEST defines the concept of inalienable rights?

Which Enlightenment thinker directly influenced Thomas Jefferson’s ideas about “right to revolution”?

Which idea was Baron de Montesquieu’s primary contribution to the development of democracy?

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