Unit 2: The Enlightenment (Important Docs & Peeps)

The quote above is from the Second Treatise on Government (1690).

Based on the quote, which conclusion can be drawn about how the Enlightenment ideas are reflected in American government?

• general protection of natural rights

• the people's agreement to government authority

• the equal application of laws to all American citizens

• the separation of government into three distinct branches

What characteristic of U.S. government was developed from the idea that no single branch of government should hold all authority?

• rule of law

• natural law

• social contract

• separation of powers

The newspaper headline above is from a local community.

What is a characteristic of the rule of law?

• Fair procedures

• Accountability to the law

• Transparency of government

• Consistent application of the law

The passage above is from a state government document.

Based on the quote, which principle is described?

• Rule of law

• Social Contract

• Self-government

• Separation of Powers

The timeline above shows events that took place in the Caribbean country of Haiti.

Based on the timeline, which document could have been used to encourage independence?

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• Mayflower Compact

• English Bill of Rights

A plane lands on a deserted island. The conversation above concerns ideas about government.

What principle of government is being discussed?

• natural rights

• self-government

• limited monarchy

• separation of powers

The quote above is from an Enlightenment thinker.

Based on the quote, which example would the Enlightenment thinker support?

• A ruler that has unlimited power

• A few rulers that unequally divide power.

• Multiple branches of government with unlimited.

• Multiple branches of government that equally divide power.

How did the Magna Carta influence a political system ?

• by creating natural rights

• by establishing states' rights

• by giving the king unlimited power

• by limiting the power of government

The image above is a historical document.

Which word best describes Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

• bias

• symbolism

• propaganda

• accountability

The table above shows a relationship between historical documents and their impacts.

Which idea completes the document?

• Rule of law

• Individual rights

• Self-government

• Declaring independence