Enlightenment influences on the founding fathers

Study the image and choose which enlightenment idea it represents.

• Natural law

• Checks and balances

• social contract

• separation of powers

Read the following quote from a historical document.

"A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people".

Choose the answer that shows how the quote reflects the influence of enlightenment ideas on the founding fathers.

• They created a limited monarchy.

• They supported individual liberties

• They had reservations about self-government

• They were concerned with property rights.

A newspaper reads as follows: "Daily News- Approval rating for president reaches record high!"

What enlightenment idea is represented by the headline?

• Natural law

• social contract

• Checks and balances

• separation of powers

Listed below are citizen rights. Which right is an example of an enlightenment idea?

• First Amendment freedom of speech

  guarantees

• Fifth Amendment self-incrimination

  protection

• First Amendment freedom of religion

  guarantees

• Fourth Amendment search and seizure protection

How do modern institutions reflect enlightenment ideas that influenced the founding fathers?

• The European Union encourages economic stability.

• The United Nations promotes universal human rights.

• Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.

• The United Nations promotes universal human rights.

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau
•  Baron de Montesquieu
• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke

Montesquieu is most known for his ideas on?

• Social Contract
• Separation of Powers
• Natural Rights
• Protection of life, liberty and property

What document was most influenced by John Locke’s ideas?

• The Constitution
• The Magna Carta
• The Bill of Rights
• The Declaration of Independence

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

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