The Enlightenment

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that this ability is unique to humans.

• the ability to Reason
• the ability to Think
• the ability to follow natural laws
• the ability to feel emotions

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that governments should reflect:

• monarchies
• the church
• natural laws
• science

Enlightenment philosophers emphasized that government should reflect which of the following?

• the divine rights of kings

• parliamentary law

• natural laws

• life, liberty and property

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?

• Montesquire
• Locke
• Voltaire
• Rousseau

According to Rousseau, what is the role of government?

• It is to dictate to the people what the government wants.
• It is to implement policies beneficial to the government.
• It is to steer away from popular sovereignty.
• It is to protect the "general will" of the people

According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?

• kings
• God
• military
• people

What type of document did the Enlightenment thinkers support?

• Totalitarian
• Absolute monarchy
• unlimited government
• limited government

Which of the Enlightenment philosophers believed the three branches of government should check the powers of one another?

• Montesquieu
• Voltaire
• Rousseau
• Locke

Which of the following was NOT a new idea about government stemming from the Enlightenment period?

• Absolutism
• Social Contract
• Checks and Balance
• Separation of Powers

During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...

• the level of control they should have over their government

• the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit

• how their food crops should be grown

• how their houses should be arranged