Enlightenment Thinkers and U.S. Founding Ideals

Which Enlightenment thinker advocated for DIRECT democracy?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbes

• Locke

This Enlightenment thinker proposed separate branches of government be established and have checks and balances on each others' power (spelling won't count against you)

Which of the following are examples of a representative democracy?

• city council members bringing issue from their district before the mayor

• voting on what restaurant to go to with your friends

• representatives from Congress listening to their constituents about WiFi access

Locke argued which of the following were "natural rights?"

• liberty

• pursuit of happiness

• property

• life

Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas most heavily influenced the U.S. Constitution?

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Rouseau