Enlightenment and the Revolutions Recap

How did the Magna Carta (1215) contribute to the development of the English government?

• It created a two-house parliament

• It limited the power of the monarch

• It provided a bill of rights

• It limited the power of the President

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a social contract:

• The government should not interfere in economic matters

• Punishments should fit the crime

• An entire society agrees to be governed by its general will

• Women should be granted the same rights as men

The English Philosopher John Locke argued that life, liberty, and property are derived from the consent of the governed.  Which idea below best reflects this belief?

• Natural rights should be protected by the government

• Economic rights under monopolies

• Political Rights to be granted and determined by the government

• social rights are not guaranteed by the government

The Declaration of Independence illustrates what philosophical school of thought?

• Cubism

• Realism

• Heliocentrism

• Enlightenment

The foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England was laid by the

• Glorious Revolution

• Toleration Act of 1489

• Declaration of Independence

• Marxism

Both the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man emphasized the idea that governments must

• Operate on a system of checks and balances

• Protect the rights of the people

• Support established religious beliefs

• Guarantee and equal society

According to Montesquieu, when a country’s constitution requires the branches of government to remain independent of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional principle of

• Direct democracy

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Separation of powers

The declaration of the Rights of Men and the Citizen proclaimed

• An end to the monarchy for a classless society

• Equal rights for all citizens, men and women

• Equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women

• An end to militaristic force

The French Revolution can be linked to what event?

• The Mexican Revolution

• The English Revolution

• The Bolshevik Revolution

• The American Revolution

What did Voltaire advocate that is the cornerstone of the American Bill of Rights?

• Natural Rights of Man

• Miranda Rights

• Freedom of Assembly

• Freedom of Speech