SS.7.C.1.1 SS.7.C.1.2 Test Review

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Man... hath by nature a power ... to preserve his property - that is, his life, liberty, and estate - against the injuries and attempts of other men.”

- John Locke, 1690

John Locke's views would play a DIRECT role in the creation of which document?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Albany Plan of Union

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

This philosopher separated the government into three branches of government and argued for separation of powers.

• Diderot

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

The first written plan of self-government of an American colony was the

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Petition of Right

• Fundamental Orders