12th Grade Knowledge Quiz

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

• Overthrow the government

• Petition the government for their rights

• Nothing, the people don't have rights

Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What role did the government have, according to John Locke?

• Protect the people's natural rights

• Take away people's natural rights

• Help determine the people's natural rights

With ideas like the Separation of Powers, Baron de Montesquieu influenced this American document.

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

• The Constitution

Breaking up power between the 3 branches of government is called ______________.

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Liberty

• Checks of Power

Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.

• Checks and Balances

• Liberty

• Separation of Powers

• Checks of Power

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

• power and privilege
• money and fame
• good looks and charm
• reason and logic

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This document listed the rights of Parliament and the English people

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of the RIghts of Man and Citizen

This document was written by Thomas Jefferson.

• Magna Carte
• English Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence
• The Rights of Man and Citizen

Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?

• to increase the power of the monarchy
• to end taxation in England
• to force the monarchy to give up power
• to weaken the power of nobles

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