World History Unit 08

Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.

• True
• False

According to Enlightenment thinker John Locke, why are governments created?

• God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

• People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

• People set up governments to protect their lives and property

• Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

People give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their rights in the ...

• Scientific Revolution

• Age of Reason

• State of Nature

• Social Contract

Under the idea of the "consent of the governed," what happens if government fails to protect the peoples' rights?

• Nothing, people must obey the government

• The people would have a right to revolt

• The people would be returned to a state of nature

• People would be forced to enter into a social contract

Select the 3 Philosophers who's ideas CLEARLY are present in our system of Gov't today.....

• Locke

• Newton

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

John Locke believed in what three natural rights?

• Life, Liberty, & Property

• Life, Equality, & Happiness

• Liberty, Equality, & Fraternite

• Live Free, Die Hard

Who wrote the Social Contract?

• Galileo Galilei

• King Louis XVI

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which one of Thomas Jefferson's documents was influenced by ideas of the Enlightenment?

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution of Virginia

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

Political philosophies of the Enlightenment fueled revolution in the Americas and what other country?

• France

• England

• Russia

• China

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

• right to not pay taxes
• God given right to rule
• predetermined rise to power
• enlightenment of kings