SS.7.C.1.1 Influence of the Enlightenment

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by the image?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

How does this quote reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers?

• They had reservations about self-government.

• They were concerned with property rights.

• They supported individual liberties.

• They created a limited monarchy.

What Enlightenment idea is represented by the headline?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

How are the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founding Fathers reflected in modern institutions?

• Colonies have been re-established to preserve popular sovereignty.

• Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.

• The United Nations promotes universal human rights.

• The European Union encourages economic stability.

The ideas expressed in the quotation are based primarily on the writings of

• John Locke.

• Charles Darwin.

• Montesquieu.

• Niccolo Machiavelli.

Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke and Baron de Montesquieu

• argued that the laws of nature also applied to human life and society.

• did not believe that the laws of the universe could be discovered.

• invested in the Virginia Company.

• rebelled against King John of England, who had treated them harshly.

Montesquieu’s idea that no single branch of government should be more powerful than another influenced the founding of the United States.

• Natural law

• Rule of law

• Social contract

• Separation of powers