Civics EOC 1

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

What is the Age of Reason?

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

• Industrial Revolution

• Dark Ages

Which document was made when the pilgrims first landed on US soil?

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution of the United States

• Articles of Confederation

The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called....

• separation of powers

• centralization of authority

• absolute monarchy

• federalism

A pamphlet published by Thomas Paine in 1776 to convince the American colonists to support becoming independent from England.

• Common Sense

• The Federalist Papers

• The Rights of Man

• The Declaration of Independence

The signing of the Magna Carta was important because...

• It established the principle of parliamentary democracy.

• It limited the powers of the King for the first time.

• It granted women the right to vote.

• It ended the feudal system in England.

Which thinker introduced the idea of separation of powers for effective government?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What does this web show?

• Branches of government

• Types of ecosystems

• Major world religions

• Historical events

Identify who's Enlightenment idea is this: Social Contract?

• Locke’s

• Hobbes’

• Rousseau’s

• Montesquieu’s

Which right was established by Magna Carta in 1215?

• the right to vote in elections

• the right to choose the monarch

• the right to freedom of speech

• the right to a trial by jury