The Enlightenment Thinkers

Which of the following statements would most likely have been made by Voltaire?

• "People should not be afraid to speak their minds."
• "The government is made to protect our natural rights."
• "Trials should not be private."
• "The king needs absolute power."

If Baron de Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he might be most pleased to see the

• our Declaration of Independents
• our Bill of Rights
• a government-run tax system
• the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government

Why did Thomas Hobbes believe that people needed to be governed by a ruler with absolute power?

• because the ruler will share the power with the people
• because people couldn't be trusted to govern themselves
• because legislators could not make good laws
• because monarchs could not enforce laws themselves

The following ideas come from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. Which most closely relates to the work of John Locke?

• innocent until proven guilty
• speedy and public trial
• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• freedom of speech and press

This image is most closely related to which thinker?

• Voltaire
• Hobbes
• Locke
• Montesquieu

This image is most closely related to which thinker?

• Montesquieu
• Locke
• Beccaria
• Hobbes

Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of Independence, in it he stated that people have the rights of life, liberty and happiness.  Thomas Jefferson was a big fan of ______________?

• Hobbes
• Voltaire
• Locke
• Rousseau

According to Hobbes' book, what type of government is best?

• A Republic
• A Democracy
• A Dictatorship
• An Absolute Monarchy

"I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it” Which Enlightenment thinker would have said this quote?

• Locke
• Hobbes
• Voltaire
• Rousseau

Montesquieu influenced the U.S. Constitution by stating the best way to set up a government is to have

• One strong leader
• Three separate branches
• Two separate branches
• Only a Judiciary