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Unit 4: Enlightenment Thinkers & Founding Documents

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to John Locke...a social contract is an _________ that individuals go into to form their own _________.

a)

AGREEMENT, SOCIETY

b)

GAME, SOCIETY

c)

AGREEMENT, SCHOOL

d)

DEAL, CLUB

2.

According to John Locke..."Life, liberty and property" were rights guaranteed by:

a)

A Social Contract

b)

Natural Law

c)

the separation of powers

d)

natural selection

3.

Baron de Montesquieu introduced the idea of:

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Slavery

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Credit

4.

J. Locke believed that subjects (people)had the right to rebel against a ruler who acted against Natural Law.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Separation of Powers is an idea presented by:

a)

Barry Mosquito

b)

John Locke

c)

John Obama

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

6.

"Life, Liberty and Property"

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

John Jefferson

d)

Thomas Jefferson

7.

A plane lands on a deserted island...the inhabitants have this conversation:

Juan: What are we going to do? We need order.

Karen: We should make our own rules to get along and keep us safe.

What principle of government is being discussed?

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Self-Government

c)

Limited Monarchy

d)

Natural Laws

8.

According to Montesquieu...A country with multiple branches that divide government power is better for protecting its citizens.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Which Document influenced the English political system by creating a limited government?

a)

"Common Sense"

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Magna Carta

d)

English Bill of Rights

10.

Which Document could be described as Propaganda- Used to influence people to take action

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"

11.

Which Document gave citizens their political views on individual rights?

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

the Internet

12.

Which document did NOT influence our Founding Fathers' view on government?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Magna Carta

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

TikTok

13.

Whose idea is this?

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

e)

Baron de Montesquieu

14.

Whose idea is this?

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

e)

Baron de Montesquieu

15.

Whose idea is this?

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

e)

Baron de Montesquieu