Enlightenment and Connection to U.S. Government

Natural rights are those -

• taken by American rebels

• given to all people as basic human rights

• Democracy run by the people

• protected by all monarchs

Which Enlightenment thinker believed humans are born in a state of nature: selfish and cruel?

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Baron De Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

What is one belief that John Locke and Thomas Hobbes had in common? What was different in their views?

George Mason is credited with writing which founding document that inspired the Bill of Rights in our Constitution?

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• George Mason

• James Madison

What was an important reason why he was chosen for this role (question #5)?

• He did not own enslaved people

• He co-authored The Social Contract

• He opposed the Bill of Rights

• He was from Virginia

A social contract is an agreement between the -

• Government and the people

• Military and civilians

• Merchants and traders

• Thinkers and scientists

Where is the Bill of Rights found today?

• First 10 Amendments to the Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

Explain how social contracts work. What is an example of a social contract at Wakefield? In our Government?

How should we view the founding fathers in light of the fact that they owned slaves?