Enlightenment

What is the idea that people have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of property?

• Natural Rights

• Social Contract

• Checks and Balances

• Freedom of Speech

The idea of "natural rights" stems from which of the following philosophers?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What type of government does the cover of the Leviathan most likely support?

• Oligarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

Who was the author of the Leviathan?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

The idea that the government should split their power into three branches to avoid the abuse of power is known as:

• Natural Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Social Contract

• Freedom of Speech

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" was said by

• Voltaire

• Diderot

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" reflects the freedom of:

• Religion

• Bare arms

• Speech

• press

Which of the following was not a way in which the enlightenment ideas were spread?

• Novels

• Music

• Salons

• Religious Support

Which United States founding document mirrors the ideas from Voltaire?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The US Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

Which philosopher believed in Checks and Balances?

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Rousseau