
SS.7.C.1.1 SS.7.C.1.2 Test Review
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Social Studies
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of
natural rights
popular sovereignty
separation and balance of government power
government was created by man for his own purposes
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau all were
advocates for American independence
French philosophers
proponents of a constitutional monarchy
influences on the ideas that shaped American government
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best describes a political theory of John Locke?
Men and women are born free and entitled to equality
there should be a separation between church and state
a government's power comes from the consent of the people
the government should be divided into three separate branches
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought by
encouraging the poor to take up arms
stressing the importance of the monarchy
designing a common revolutionary strategy
instilling a belief in the natural rights of man
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
French political thinker Baron de Montesquieu (1689–1755) was one of the Enlightenment's most important thinkers. He is famous for saying that "when the [law making] and [law enforcement] powers are united in the same person... there can be no liberty."
To which principle of government is Montesquieu's statement MOST directly related?
Bill of Rights
Individual Rights
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of Powers
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Baron Montesquieu (1689-1755) argued that corruption in government begins when the people attempt to govern directly and try “to debate for the senate, to execute for the magistrate, and to decide for the judges.
What governmental principle of the United States is based on Montesquieu's concerns?
Federalism
Republicanism
Freedom of Speech
Separation of Powers
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