The Enlightenment

Skepticism in politics originated from the ideas of what movement?

• Renaissance

• Crusades

• Protestant Reformation

• Scientific Revolution

Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the ideas of natural rights and consent of the governed?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker advocated for the idea of governing through the general will?

• John Lock

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker was vehemently anti-religious?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker promoted a separation of government powers?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

• Rousseau

Governing through the general will means...

• the Senate and the House must work together to make the laws

• the monarch must consider the will of the people when making laws

• the population must be the ones making the law

• the General Assembly must be the one making the law

Separation of powers in seen in which American document?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Treaty of Paris

• Bill of Rights

Life , liberty, and property are examples of ...

• Natural rights

• Basic rights

• Governed rights

• Philosophical rights

The Enlightenment applied the principle of challenging authority to what two areas?

• Science and Politics

• Religion and Science

• Politics and Government

• Religion and Government

Enlightenment ideas inspired all of the following revolutions EXCEPT for...

• American Revolution

• Russian Revolution

• French Revolution

• Haitian Revolution