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WorksheetsEnlightenment and Government
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which movement greatly influenced the Founders of the United States?
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
The Industrial Revolution
The Reformation
What was the Enlightenment primarily based on?
Following tradition
Applying human reason and scientific thinking
Religious beliefs
Military conquest
Who were two of the most important Enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the text?
John Locke and Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire and Immanuel Kant
David Hume and Adam Smith
According to John Locke, what are the natural rights that individuals enjoy?
Right to vote, right to education, right to work
Right to life, liberty, and property
Right to free speech, right to privacy, right to travel
Right to health care, right to housing, right to employment
What does John Locke believe about the government's right to take away natural rights?
The government has the right to take away natural rights
No government has the right to take away natural rights
Only a democratic government can take away natural rights
Only a monarch can take away natural rights
What is the purpose of a social contract according to John Locke?
To form a community to protect themselves and their individual rights
To establish a monarchy
To create a system of taxation
To enforce religious laws
What did Montesquieu believe about the powers of government?
They should be concentrated in one branch
They should be separated among three branches
They should be given to the military
They should be controlled by the church
Which branch of government has the power to make laws according to Montesquieu?
Executive branch
Judicial branch
Legislative branch
Military branch
Which branch of government has the power to carry out and enforce the laws according to Montesquieu?
Executive branch
Judicial branch
Legislative branch
Military branch
Which branch of government has the power to interpret and apply the law to particular cases according to Montesquieu?
Executive branch
Judicial branch
Legislative branch
Military branch
