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?

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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?

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

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