E.O.C. Review Day 1

Which Enlightenment idea is represented by this image?

• separation of power

• checks and balances

• social contract

• natural law

Which statement reflects the Enlightenment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

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

• The United Nations promotes universal human rights.

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

• Oligarchies have increased to safeguard natural rights.

• The European Union encourages economic stability

John Locke inspired the writing of this important document by Thomas Jefferson

• US Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

What are natural rights?

• agreements among people relating to their government

• freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

• ideas about freedom that were first discussed in the American colonies

• rights reserved only for monarchs

The diagram shows that the colonists formed some of their political views from some historical documents.

• Self-government

• Separation of powers

• Economic freedoms

• Individual rights

Which one included free speech and the right to bear arms?

• English Bill of Rights

• Magna Carta

• The Enlightenment

• Mayflower Compact

Which one established self-government in the American colonies?

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Social Contract

• Mayflower Compact

The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following?

• an agreement for governing the colony of Plymouth

• the principle of limited government

• the scientific discoveries of the Enlightenment

• the Virginia Company

In his pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine

• begged the colonists to show common respect to King George

• called for a religious movement similar to the Great Awakening

• made a case for independence by drawing on the ideas of John Locke

• told colonists to rebel against those who wanted to split from Britain