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WorksheetsMontequie Locke
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 12mins
Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Property
According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?
Overthrow the government
Petition the government for their rights
Nothing, the people don't have rights
Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.
“We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Declaration of Independence
Source: National Archives
Based on this excerpt, which is the best definition of natural rights?
rights that are determined by the courts
rights that are granted by the monarch
rights that are guaranteed by laws
rights that are granted at birth
Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.
“We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Declaration of Independence
Source: National Archives
Based on this excerpt, which is the best definition of natural rights?
rights that are determined by the courts
rights that are granted by the monarch
rights that are guaranteed by laws
rights that are granted at birth
How did common sense affect colonial thinking?
By encouraging colonist to favor federalism
By encouraging to protest taxation
By encouraging colonist to abolish slavery
By encouraging to declare independence
The quote below is from a historical document
"A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
How does this quote reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Founding Fathers?
They created a limited monarchy.
They supported individual liberties.
They had reservations about self-government.
They were concerned with property rights.
Read the following excerpt from On the Spirit of Laws, by Baron de Montesquieu, and answer the question below.
"When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner."
Source: Public Domain\ ucs.louisiana.edu
Which aspect of the U.S. Constitution shows the influence of Montesquieu on the Founding Fathers?
dividing power between two legislative bodies of government
separating power among three branches of government
balancing power between the people and the government
dividing power between the state and national government
How did Common Sense impact the way colonists thought about government?
They began to believe that they should be governed by the King rather than by Parliament.
They began to believe that it was not practical to be governed by England.
They began to believe that they should boycott laws with which they did not agree.
They began to believe that it was important to develop their own English style of government
Read the information and answer the question below.
Magna Carta---------
English Bill of Rights--------
What idea from these documents influenced the development of government in the American colonies?
Governments should not have kings.
Governments should not have legislative bodies.
Governments should grant citizens specific rights.
Governments should allow leaders to have unlimited power
What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify?
Acts of sabotage against British merchants
Supporting the British monarchy
Declaring independence from Britain
Joining the army instead of the militia
According to Montesquieu, what is the main purpose of government?
to maintain law and order, political liberty, and the property of the individual
to build a wall
to create laws that everyone agree on
to open Chic Fil A on Sundays
What is a social contract?
an agreement among the members of a society
book written by Montesquieu
Taylor Swift's next album title
test given to citizens every two years
Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.
Checks and Balances
Liberty
Separation of Powers
Checks of Power
Which is NOT a Natural Right according to Locke?
Life
Liberty
Property
Taxes
How many branches is the government divided into based on Separation of Powers?
2
3
6
4
When one branch of government uses its power to stop another branch , that is an effect of
Separation of Powers
Check and Balances
Social Contract
Which branch is in charge of enforcing laws
Legislative (Parliament/Congress)
Executive( Monarch/President)
Judicial (Courts)
Which branch is in charge of interpreting the laws
Legislative (Parliament/Congress)
Executive( Monarch/President)
Judicial (Courts)
Which branch is in charge of making laws
Legislative (Parliament/Congress)
Executive( Monarch/President)
Judicial (Courts)
The English Bill of Rights _________ American views about government
did not influence
influenced
Ideas from the English Bill of Rights were included in the _______
Magna Carta
Declaration of Independence
14th Amendment
Magna Carta contained the ideas of _________and common law
limited government
monarchies
naturalization
Ideas from the English Bill of Rights were included in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Bill of Rights. Those ideas include the importance of ________ and the consent of the governed
individual rights
religion
King's rights
