Enlightenment Ideas and the Founders Quiz

What is one of the Enlightenment ideas that influenced the Founders?

• Feudalism

• Monarchy

• Divine right of kings

• Separation of powers

Which Enlightenment concept refers to the idea that laws are inherent in nature?

• Social hierarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• Natural law

• Divine intervention

What is the social contract?

• An agreement among people to form a government

• A contract between kings and nobles

• A trade agreement between countries

• A religious covenant

Which of the following is NOT an Enlightenment idea?

• Divine right of kings

• Separation of powers

• Natural law

• Social contract

How did Enlightenment ideas influence the Founders?

• They led to the creation of a theocracy

• They encouraged the Founders to return to monarchy

• They promoted the idea of a single ruler

• They helped design the United States government

What is the purpose of separation of powers?

• To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

• To ensure the king has absolute power

• To eliminate the need for a government

• To combine all powers into one branch

Which Enlightenment thinker is known for the idea of separation of powers?

• Rousseau

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

What does the term 'natural law' imply?

• Laws that change with the seasons

• Laws that are written in religious texts

• Laws created by kings

• Laws that exist in nature and can be discovered through reason

Which document is influenced by Enlightenment ideas?

• The Domesday Book

• The United States Constitution

• The Magna Carta

• The Code of Hammurabi

What is the main focus of the Enlightenment?

• Reason and individualism

• Mysticism and magic

• Tradition and religion

• War and conquest