Chpt 2 sect 1 quiz

What was the main goal of the Enlightenment?

• To expand religious influence

• To use reason to understand and improve society

• To increase military power

• To promote traditional monarchy

Which of the following was an impact of the Enlightenment?

• Strengthened absolute monarchy

• Promoted liberty and equality

• Reduced scientific research

• Discouraged individual rights

What does John Locke say the government must do regarding people's rights?

• Ignore these rights

• Protect these rights

• Limit these rights

• Take away these rights

If the government fails to protect people's rights, what does John Locke believe people can do?

• Accept the situation

• Move to another country

• Change or overthrow the government

• Write a letter of complaint

Rousseau's ideas encouraged which of the following?

• Democratic ideals and popular sovereignty

• Dictatorship and monarchy

• Religious authority

• Economic control by the state

Explain how the Magna Carta influenced the development of constitutional government.

• It created a dictatorship.

• It set a foundation for constitutional government by limiting the king’s power and establishing the rule of law.

• It abolished all laws.

• It made the king above the law.

The Mayflower Compact is considered the first example of what in the New World?

• Social contract

• Written constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers influenced which American founding document?

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Town Meetings

How did English traditions of liberty influence American founding documents?

• They were reflected in the Bill of Rights

• They were ignored in the Constitution

• They were only used in town meetings

• They were not considered in any document

What does the term legislature mean?

• A group of people who enforce laws.
• A body that reviews legal cases.
• An organization that interprets laws.
• A legislative body that makes laws.