Absolutism & the Enlightenment

What is the name for a monarch that has complete control over the people?

• Absolute Monarchy
• President
• Dictator
• Limited Monarchy

What revolution brought Mary and William III to the throne of England?

• Glorious Revolution
• Catholic Revolution
• English Revolution
• William and Mary Revolution

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

According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?

• kings
• God
• military
• people

What document did John Locke's ideas influence?

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

Which of the Enlightenment philosophers believed the three branches of government should check the powers of one another?

• Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Locke

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

• Montesquire
• Locke
• Voltaire
• Rousseau

What did Mary Wollstonecraft write?

• The U.S. Declaration of Independence
• Vindication of the Rights of Women
• The French Constitution
• Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):

• Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Locke
• Rousseau

The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.

• a natural law
• checks and balances
• a social contract
• laissez-faire