Standard 2

The Magna Carta called for the creation of a "Great Council" of 25 barons who could meet and overrule the will of the king, which can be viewed as the origin of the English

• Parliament
• Democracy
• Justice system
• Illuminati 

Which nation provided the foundation for the concept of limited government that is embodied in the U.S. Constitution?

• France
• England
• Greece
• Portugal

 Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of

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

What did the ideas of John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau have in common?

• The philosophies challenged the traditional role of women.
• The philosophies inspired the American and French revolutions.
• The theories promoted fairness in the criminal justice system
• The theories encouraged the establishment of absolute monarchs

Historians often praise Thomas Jefferson for incorporating the Enlightenment into the Declaration of Independence. Which of these BEST explains why this can be said

• there is evidence that it was written in France
• it was written in the middle of the 18th Century
• the philosophies of John Locke and Montesquieu are used
• it contains many references to "Nature's God" and religion

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

 John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau all were

• advocated American independence.
• French Enlightenment philosophers
• proponents of a constitutional monarchy in France
• influences on the ideals that shaped American government.

One of the major philosophical principles in the Declaration of Independence was that of

• natural rights
• freedom of speech
• abolition of slavery
• separation of powers

The executive and legislative branches of government are combined in which type of government? 

•  federal
• Presidential 
•  republican
• Parliamentary

Which system of government has a weak central government and is an alliance of states? 

• Confederal
• federal 
• Totalitarian
• unitary