CTHS PL Additional PFA 1

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

• Overthrow the government

• Petition the government for their rights

• Nothing, the people don't have rights

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

• Unalienable Rights

• Essential Rights

• Natural Rights

• Original Rights

Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.

• A. army
• B. power
• C. people
• D. science

How did the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers most influence popular revolutions in France and in the United States?

• by explaining that society could be improved through scientific discovery

• by challenging the belief in the divine right of kings

• by stressing the importance of military strength

• by examining other countries as models of self-government

Which of the following exemplifies the ideas of the age of Enlightenment?

• reason
• tradition
• faith
• ignorance

How did Thomas Jefferson describe John Locke's idea of social contract in the Declaration of Independence? Think "permission of the people."

• natural law

• a declaration of independence

• consent of the governed

• life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

Voltaire's fight for individual rights were for

• freedom of speech

• tolerance

• freedom of religion

• all of the above

Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea for government

• One House Congress

• Checks and Balances

• No House Congress

• The President