WH Unit 4 2020

The Enlightenment is

• a time of rebirth
• a time when science ruled
• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
• a time when technology ruled

Citizens electing representatives to govern them is the key concept of which political system?

• Democracies

• Democratic-Republics

• Republics

• Communist Dictatorships

Which of the following Enlightenment ideals can be found in the U.S. Constitution?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Protection of Individual Liberties

• All of the above

The Enlightenment that a government should rule with the consent of its people (popular sovereignty) is most closely associated with which Enlightenment philosopher?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Voltaire

The Enlightenment idea that a government must protect the individual liberties (freedom of religion, etc.) of its people is most closely associated with which Enlightenment philosopher?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Voltaire

Which of these was not a similarity found between the American and French Revolutions?

• Both were inspired by Enlightenment ideals

• Both were seeking to overthrow colonial rulers

• Both were seeking to overthrow tyrannical governments

• Both were seeking to establish democratic governments

True or false, the French Revolution successfully established a democracy while the American Revolution led to the formation of a dictatorship?

• True

• False

Unlike the American Revolution, the French Revolution produced a __________ __________.

• Limited Monarchy

• Military Dictatorship

• Theocratic Republic

• Democratic Republic

Both the American & French Revolutions supported giving more power to the __________.

• Military

• King

• People

• Church

Enlightenment ideals encouraged the people of France to ___________ their absolute monarch.

• Support

• Elect

• Establish

• Overthrow