Documents and Enlightened Thinkers Quiz Review

This document was written in 1215 to limit the King of England.

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• American Bill of Rights

• Petition of Right

How did the English Bill of Rights inspire the United States democracy?

• The English Bill of Rights is the reason the United States has a Bill of Rights.

• The English Bill of Rights gave us fair elections.

• The English Bill of rights gave us the right to refuse service.

• Then English Bill of Rights had no impact on the United States.

This was a movement where people moved away from tradition and religion and focused on science and reason.

• English Bill of Rights

• Monarchy

• Enlightenment

• The Dark Ages

What is Social Contract?

• A contract you get paid for.

• A contract that protects you from getting fired.

• Citizens give up some rights to be protected by the government.

• A contract you sign to join the U.S. military.

According to John Locke, what can Americans do if the government doesn’t follow the social contract to protect you?

• Wait for them to protect you next time

• Ignore them.

• Vote for someone else to remove that government official from power.

• Try to live without protection.

John Locke was famous for giving us the idea of natural rights. What are the 3 natural rights?

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• Life, Liberty, and Property

• Life, Liberty, and Employment

• Life, Liberty, and Decent Standard of Living

Baron de Montesquieu is famous for ________________?

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• Separation of Power in government

• Overthrowing the government

Thomas Hobbes believed that men were ________________?

• Pure and innocent

• Selfish and greedy

Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet to encourage colonists to declare independence. What was it called?

• The Wise Words

• Independence Now

• Common Sense

• The Common Man’s Guide to Independence

The idea that no one is above the law, even the President.

• Due Process

• Self-Government

• Rule of Law

• Magna Carta