Enlightenment Philosophers 7-2.3

What document did John Locke's ideas influence?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Great Charter

According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?

• It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.

• It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.

• It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.

• It is to protect the general will of the people.

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have a right to create a new one?

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

What did Locke and Rousseau have in common?

• They both believed in popular sovereignty.

• They both stressed having only one branch of government.

• They both encouraged the idea of unlimited government.

• They both felt that government should be totalitarian.

What type of government did the Enlightenment thinkers support?

• limited government

• absolute monarchy

• unlimited government

• totalitarian government

Which Enlightenment thinker said that people have three natural rights?

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Montesquieu

Who believed that the power of the government should be limited?

• Enlightenment philosophers

• absolute monarchs

• unlimited leaders

• authoritarian rulers

What ideas were made popular by Montesquieu? (Choose ALL that apply)

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• three branches of government

What illustrates the ideas of the Age of Enlightenment?

• faith

• reason

• ignorance

• tradition

What idea was promoted by Voltaire?

• checks and balances

• social contract

• freedom of speech and religion

• separation of powers