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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

France
England
Greece
Portugal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

 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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

 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.

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