Enlightenment Thinkers/Life in 1750

Which Enlightenment thinker proposed the idea of separating powers among several groups instead of one group holding all power

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker called for the government to have consent of the people to rule peacefully?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker called the freedom of speech for all regardless of their opinions?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker called for equality before the law for all people including those in government?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker called the freedom of speech for all regardless of their opinions?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker believed people had natural rights including life, liberty and property that the government should protect?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker believed that the government could be removed if it did not protect the natural rights of it's citizens?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker used the phrase "the social contract" to describe the relationship between a government and its people?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker would agree with this statement: "dividing power among many people prevents the abuse of power?"

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

Which enlightenment thinker would say a society is doomed if all the power rests in the hands of an absolute monarch?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• All of the above