EOC 1 - Age of Enlightenment

Who developed the idea of the three branches of government?

• John Locke
• Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Thomas Hobbes

John Locke believed that the purpose of government was to protect people’s natural rights.

• True
• False 

Common Sense was a best-selling phamplet that help colonist realize they wanted _____________ from Great Britian.

• gold

• independence

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
• It determined England's physical boundaries

What is the Age of Reason?

• Revolutions

• Mercantilism

• Enlightenment

• Buddhism

During the Enlightenment, many people placed their faith in ___.

• the church
• the military
• reason
• science

Life, Liberty and Property or the Pursuit of Happiness

• Natural Rights
• Democracy
• Anarchy
• Divine Right of Kings

John Locke believed the government should protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens. We call these things:

• Natural Rights

• Reason

• Right to Rebel

• Laws

When the government agrees to protect natural rights and citizens agree to abide by the laws and respect their leaders, they have a:

• Separation of Church and State

• Separation of Powers

• Social Contract

• Right to Rebel

Montesquieu is most known for his ideas on?

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• Separation of Powers

• Protection of life, liberty and property