Enlightenment Thinkers

If Baron de Montesquieu were to visit the United States today, he might be most pleased to see the

• our Declaration of Independents
• our Bill of Rights
• a government-run tax system
• the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of our government

The following ideas come from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. Which most closely relates to the work of John Locke?

• innocent until proven guilty
• speedy and public trial
• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• freedom of speech and press

Who believed the government should protect a person's three natural rights: life, liberty, and property?

• Rousseau
• Beccaria
• Wollstonecraft
• Locke

Who believed in a social contract between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

Who believed that women's education should be the same as men's?

• Rousseau

• Wollstonecraft

• Locke

• Hobbes

Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?

• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Hobbes
• Voltaire

Who believed there should be a separation of church and state?

• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Wollstonecraft
• Hobbes

The Enlightenment is a period of time where "faith" is being replaced with what?

• Water

• Reason

• Opinions

• Science

A "Social Contract" is an agreement between a ruler and who?

• Monarchy

• Dictator

• Citizens

• Aliens

According to John Locke what must the government do with people's rights?

• Get rid of them

• Protect Them

• Get Over them