APGov Influence of Enlightenment Thought

According to Thomas Hobbes, what would life be like in a state of anarchy?

• Peaceful and harmonious

• Solitary, nasty, brutish, and short

• Democratic and fair

• Prosperous and abundant

Who wrote the Second Treatise of Civil Government?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

According to John Locke, what is natural law?

• The law of God

• The law of the government

• The law of the people

• The law of nature

What did John Locke believe about political power?

• It should be held by an absolute monarch

• It should be held by the people

• It should be held by the clergy

• It should be held by the military

Who wrote The Social Contract?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

According to John Locke, what must free people do if their government is oppressing them?

• Give up all their rights

• Rebel against their government

• Obey their government without question

• Live in chains

What did Baron de Montesquieu believe in?

• Anarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• A republican government with separation of powers

• Dictatorship

What are the three branches of government according to Baron de Montesquieu?

• Executive, legislative, and judicial

• Monarchy, oligarchy, and democracy

• Military, clergy, and nobility

• Federal, state, and local

What violated the fundamental rights of a republic according to the American revolutionaries?

• Lack of representation in Parliament

• Taxation without representation

• Oppression

• All of the above

Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the concept of popular sovereignty?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu