Enlightenment Philosophers

Which of the following would NOT be an Enlightenment ideal?  

• one ruler should make laws
• the government should represent the people
• the government should be limited
• citizens should have their natural rights

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
• poor, nasty, brutish, and short
• fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
• scared, hungry, lonely, and cold

This was an 18th century philosophical movement of intellectuals, aiming to apply reason to all endeavors.

• Reformation
• Renaissance
• Enlightenment
• Scientific Revolution

According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some ______ in exchange for _______ as part of the social contract.

• rights and power / protection
• food and shelter / weapons
• security and protection / freedom
• money / goods and services

John Locke's thinking most influenced what American Founding Father?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations

Baron de Montesquieu established two ideas that helped mold today's government in the United States. Those two ideas were....

• reason and progress 
• Separation of Power and Checks and Balances 
• Laissee-faire and Supply & Demand
• General Will and Social Contract

Why did Montesquieu believe that checks and balances were needed in governments?

• To make sure that each branch of government is correct
• Keep the different branches of government from getting too much power

What did Rousseau believe that governments should work toward?

• A Revolution against the monarchy
• Good Health
• Common Good
• No Taxes

Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:

• A dictatorship
• A democracy
• An absolute monarchy
• All of these