WorksheetsSS.7.C.1.1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which statement completes the diagram?
Which statement reflects the ideas put forth by Montesquieu?
What is the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by government?
natural law
social contract
separation of powers
consent of the governed
John Locke had the idea of _______, which stated that individuals are born with basic rights that can't be taken away by government.
natural laws
separation of powers
natural rights
social contract
What is it called when three branches of government have their own distinct powers?
checks and balances
separation of powers
natural law
consent of the governed
An agreement among the people and the government is called a
natural law
separation of powers
check
social contract
What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?
Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness
Live, Laugh, Love
Life, Liberty, Property
Life, Speech, Religion
Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?
U.S. constitution
Declaration of independence
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
What did the Founding Fathers probably think of the Enlightenment Thinkers?
Their ideas were important that they used them in The Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
Their ideas were important because they confirmed the power of the King and Parliament of England.
Their ideas went against the views of most colonists, so they were mostly ignored by the Founding Fathers.
Their ideas influenced the Founding Fathers to write the Magna Carta, limiting the power of the king.
What do the Enlightenment thinkers believe citizens should do if the government doesn't protect their natural rights, thus breaking the social contract?
They MUST rebel and put in a new government.
They need to switch to a monarchy with a king to control them.
They should make a new contract with the government.
They are required to give up their citizenship.
Which Enlightenment thinker had the idea of checks and balances and separation of powers?
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
An agreement among the people and the government is called a
natural law
separation of powers
check
social contract
“To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?
Who were two Enlightenment thinkers who influenced the Founding Fathers? Choose TWO from the list below.
John Locke
Alexander Hamilton
Baron de Montesquieu
James Madison
