Social Contract Theory and the American Revolution

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."Declaration of Independence, 1776In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present? 

• John Locke's natural rights
• Montesquieu's separation of powers
• Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory
• Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment

Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.

• Checks and Balances

• Liberty

• Separation of Powers

• Checks of Power

The idea that people give up some of their power to the government in exchange for the protection of the laws that government provides.

• Social Contract Theory

• Divine Right

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Natural Rights

The right to life, liberty, and property

• natural rights

• social contract

• natural beauty

• popular sovereignty

The idea that government power comes from the people.

• natural rights

• social contract

• popular sovereignty

• salons

Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?

• English Bill of Rights
• US Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Declaration of the Rights of Man

This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Mr. Salguero

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

• Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness

• Live, Laugh, Love

• Life, Liberty, Property

• Life, Speech, Religion

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

• Overthrow the government

• Petition the government for their rights

• Nothing, the people don't have rights

Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

• U.S. constitution

• Declaration of independence

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta