Enlightenment Quiz

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• A. When the power to govern is in the hands of the people

• B. When the king has absolute power

• C. When the church governs the state

• D. When the military controls the government

What is the purpose of the Social Contract?

• A. To protect natural rights by willingly giving some power to a government

• B. To establish a monarchy

• C. To create a theocracy

• D. To abolish all forms of government

What is the best form of government according to the Enlightenment ideas?

• A. Limited Government

• B. Absolute Monarchy

• C. Theocracy

• D. Military Dictatorship

Which type of democracy involves elected representatives legislating on behalf of their people?

• Elite Democracy

• Pluralist Democracy

• Participatory Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Which amendment is associated with Pluralist Democracy in the U.S. Constitution?

• First Amendment

• Second Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Tenth Amendment

What does Pluralist Democracy allow to flourish?

• Political parties and interest groups

• Individual businesses

• State governments

• Federal agencies

Which type of democracy is characterized by the involvement of political parties and interest groups?

• Pluralist Democracy

• Elite Democracy

• Participatory Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Which paper promoted a broad, Participatory Democracy and mentioned the fear of curtailing personal liberties in a larger republic?

• Brutus 1

• Federalist 10

• The Federalist Papers

• Common Sense

What type of democracy did Federalist 10 argue for?

• Pluralist Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Monarchy

What was the fear mentioned in Brutus 1 regarding a larger republic?

• Curtailing personal liberties

• Economic instability

• Foreign invasion

• Lack of resources