Chapter 2 Test Review

Enlightenment-era political philosophers such as Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Mc

• Adhered to traditional social customs in the creation of governmental offices

• Emphasized governmental structures based on reason, logic, and consent of the governed.

• Rejected governmental policies that allowed the expansion of property rights

Which document included John Locke’s idea that people have the right to overthrow oppressive government?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

The Mayflower Compact was important to the development of democracy in colonial America because it

• protected private ownership of property

• promoted self-government

• granted voting rights to all white males

The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government thanks mainly to the

• US Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

Montesquieu's belief that the best government includes:

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• separation of powers and checks and balances

Limited Government is the idea that

• the power of the government can be restricted

• no government can tax the people

• judicial branches are unnecessary

What caused the British to raise taxes because of having gone into deep debt?

• The French and Indian War

• No Taxation Without Representation

• The American Revolution

The Stamp Act

• all of the above

• angered the colonists because they were being taxed but not represented in Parliament

• was created to help Britain get out of war debt

The Declaration of Independence has had a major influence on peoples throughout history because it

• Describes the importance of a strong central government

• Provides justification for revolting against unjust governments

• guarantees universal suffrage

In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most by Locke's idea of

• Rights of the accused

• Due process of law

• Natural rights