Rule of Law, Locke, and Montesquieu Review

According to Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society?

• constitution

• social contract

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

According to Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

• trial by jury and no cruel or unusual punishments

• freedom of speech and of the press

• life, liberty, and property

• freedom of worship and the right to petition

Which thinker introduced the idea of a separation of powers for effective government?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's views on the separation of powers?

• It could help prevent the central government from becoming tyrannical and oppressive.

• It could protect the rights of the nobility from the actions of the king.

• It could preserve the privileges of the monarch and nobles from popular attack.

• It raised judicial power to a level of equality with legislative and executive power.

Which statement represents the Enlightenment ideal expressed by john Locke?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which statement describes an impact of the rule of law?

• state of nature

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• transparency of institutions

Which characteristic serves as a long-term protection against tyranny and is a foundation of liberty in the United States?

• the commerce clause

• the elastic clause

• the right to trial

• the rule of law

The phrase that "No one is above the law" is known as what?

• Elastic Clause

• 14th Amendment

• Rule of Law

• Checks and Balances

Structure of government that establishes three (3) branches of government each with their own powers.

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Republic

Protection that is written in the Constitution that prevents and limits any one branches of government from becoming too powerful against the others.....

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Power

• Rule of Blood

• Unionism