Civics Chapter 3 Origins II Enlightenment

What was the "Age of Reason", where people began questioning the unlimited authority of the King and Church?

• the Classical Age

• the Colonial Age

• the Enlightenment

• the Renaissance

What are rights we're born with, that no government can take from us?

• social contract

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• rule of law

Life, liberty, property

• natural rights

• social contract

• checks and balances

• citizenship responsibilities

What is the agreement the people make with the government, where we give up certain rights and in return the government protects our rights?

• separation of powers

• limited monarchy

• rule of law

• social contract

What document did John Locke's ideas have a heavy influence on?

• Declaration of Independence

• the US Constitution

• the US Bill of Rights

• the Articles of Confederation

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

Who came up with separation of powers?

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

In what year was the Magna Carta signed?

• 1215

• 1620

• 1689

• 1776

Why were the barons (nobles) upset with King John?

• he was taxing the people without their consent

• he was sentencing people to death without a jury trial

• he was cheating on his wife

• he was denying religious liberty to the people

Which of the following is NOT a main idea of the Magna Carta?

• limited monarchy

• trial by jury

• self-government

• no taxation without consent