WorksheetsUnit 2 Formative Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 38mins
What type of government did the Enlightenment thinkers support?
[p1] The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to...
keep society the same.
make progress toward a better society.
become richer and more powerful.
return to the social norms of the Bible.
What did Enlightenment thinkers question that people previously took for granted?
Traditional authority
The teachings of the Catholic Church
The right of Kings to rule over common people without their say
All of the above
The theory that an agreement to exchange some freedoms for protection exists between the people and their ruler or government - if the government breaks this agreement, the people have a right to rebel
Human rights
Divine right of Kings
Social welfare
Social contract
Using rational, logical thinking
Philosophy
Thinking
Reasoning
This philosopher firmly believed that life, liberty and property were natural rights of all people. He inspired the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
This philosopher was the first to propose two major features of modern American government - Separation of powers and Checks & Balances
Thomas Hobbes
Baron de Montesquieu
Olympe de Gouges
John Locke
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
Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?
Ben Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
What role did the government have, according to John Locke?
Protect the people's natural rights
Take away people's natural rights
Help determine the people's natural rights
According to the divine right of kings, who gives the king power?
God
The people
The wealthy
The laws of nature
According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into when forming their own society?
constitution
social contract
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of RIghts
According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?
freedom of worship and the right to petition
trial by jury and no cruel punishments
freedom of speech and of the press
life, liberty and property
How was Locke's social contract theory related to his belief in natural law?
He argued subjects had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against natural law
He argued that whatever the king did was good according to natural law
He argued that natural law required the colonists to be given their independence
He argued that God had especially chosen kings to rule over their subjects as part of natural law.
Why did Montesquieu believe the powers of the government should be separated?
It would keep government leaders from becoming too powerful
Because of divine right, government should be separated into more than one branch
Because Locke's social contract stated that government by one ruler went against natural law
Because running a government was too much for one person to handle
Which Enlightenment Idea belongs to John Locke
The law of gravity
Separation of powers
Social contract
Theory of relativity
Separation of powers was the idea of which enlightenment thinker?
Montesquieu
John Locke
Isaac Newton
Thomas Paine
4. Separation of Powers influenced the US Government by providing?
a. Checks & Balances
b. Natural Rights
c. Natural Law
d. The Social Contract
5. Enlightenment thinker John Locke thought that rights come from?
a. The government
b. The Declaration of Independence
c. God or nature
d. The king
8. The “Enlightenment” was a time known for?
a. a lot of crime and poverty
b. learning to make the world a better place
c. fighting against the British
d. returning to the way things used to be
Why is "Rule of Law" important in a democracy?
it maintains order
in protects the citizens by ensuring no one is above the law
it limits the government
it protects the citizens from tyranny
all of the above
Which statement describes the impact of the rule of law?
State of nature
Checks and balances
Separation of powers
Transparency of institutions
According to the U.S. Constitution, who is above the law?
Miami Dade Police Officers
The President of The United States
Nobody
The Surgeon General
What is the term for the idea that those who govern must follow the laws, meaning no one is above the law?
rule of law
elastic clause
separation of powers
veto power
If the Magna Carta was a symbol for something, it would be _____. (Choose All That Apply)
The King is not above the law
The English people do have rights
The King has absolute power
All of These
Which principle did the Mayflower Compact establish?
right to petition govt
rule of law
govt has power through consent of the governed
taxation by consent
Which of the documents was written first?
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Common Sense
Which document was written by Thomas Paine?
Social Contract
Common Sense
Mayflower Compact
Declaration of Independence
Who said it was absurd for an island to control a whole continent?
John Locke
King John
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Which one established self-government in the American colonies?
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Social Contract
Mayflower Compact
Which one included free speech and the right to bear arms?
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
The Enlightenment
Mayflower Compact
When this was published in early 1776, many American colonists became convinced that they should act to form a new kind of nation independent from the rule of Britain’s "cruel" courts.
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Mayflower Compact
Common Sense
The Mayflower Compact was unique because it
was the first example of colonial European self-government in northeastern North America.
gave freedom to Black colonists
provided a foundation for the Declaration of Independence
allowed slavery
Why was the Magna Carta important for the development of democracy?
The Magna Carta limited the King's power and prevented absolutism from taking hold in England.
Parliament became more powerful than the monarch.
It guaranteed liberty to all.
It outlawed slavery.
Which of these is the MOST significant impact of the Mayflower Compact?
It established a social contract for self-government.
It was the first contract signed on a colonial ship.
It provided religious freedom.
It abolished slavery.
In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of
universal suffrage (right to vote)
religious freedom
limited monarchy
abolishing slavery
Thomas Paine was...
A supporter of the American Revolution
Against the American Revolution
Wrote propaganda against the American government
Wrote propaganda for the British government
