Enlightenment and Declaration of Independence

Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?

• “The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
• “The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
• “The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”

Thomas Jefferson was inspired by a famous man of the Enlightenment.  His name was...?

• William Penn
• Roger Sherman
• John Locke
• Robert Livingston

John Locke came up with the idea of "life, liberty, and property" which are also known as

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• State of Nature

Who developed the idea of the three branches of government?

• John Locke
• Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Thomas Hobbes

The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.” Which Enlightened idea do these words describe?

• need to ensure a representative government.
• social contract between government and the people.
• revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government.
• return to a society that has no central authority.

The passage below is from a historical document.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
Which document contains this passage?

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• English Bill of Rights
• U.S. Constitution 

One of the complaints of the colonists put in the Declaration of Independence was ____

• "Requiring colonists to govern themselves"

• "Allowing the British to sell tea"

• "Imposing taxes without our consent"

Which of the following was the first written set of government in the American colonies?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Common Sense

• English Bill of Rights

What was the government document written in 1689 that expanded the powers of the English Parliament, expanded the rights of the people, and further limited the rights of the king?

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

• Common Sense

What documents that influenced the Founding Fathers?

• Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Constitution

• Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Preamble

• Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact, Common Sense