wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Locke

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE Or FALSE: According to John Locke, the people have the right to revolt if the government doesn't follow the rules of the social contract.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?

a)

Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness

b)

Live, Laugh, Love

c)

Life, Liberty, Property

d)

Life, Speech, Religion

3.

According to John Locke, why are governments created?

a)

God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people

b)

People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order

c)

People set up governments to protect their lives and property

d)

Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church

4.

Read the following excerpt and answer the question below.

. . . to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, —That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government. -Declaration of Independence Which Enlightenment principle most influenced the ideas in this excerpt?

a)

John Locke's idea of the social contract

b)

Thomas Hobbes’s idea of natural equality

c)

Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers

d)

Voltaire’s idea of the importance of toleration

5.

Enlightenment philosopher who believed that people had the right to life, liberty, and property

a)

Voltaire

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau 

c)

John Locke 

d)

Baron de Montesquieu 

6.

John Locke stated that people are born with 3 ____________.

a)

Nature Laws

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Natural Flavors

d)

Nature Walks

7.

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

8.

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

9.

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

10.

Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

What was the purpose of government according to Locke?

a)

To share the riches of the kingdom

b)

To keep power in the hands of the King

c)

To end the state of nature

12.

John Locke believed that all people had:

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Individual rights

c)

Some rights

13.

John Locke helped to create which contract theory?

a)

Society of the Banana contract Thoery

b)

Social Contract Theory

c)

Natural Contract Theory

d)

Rights Contract Theory

14.

Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

a)

U.S. constitution

b)

Declaration of independence

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

15.

When no government exists, what did John Locke imagine would happen?

a)

Utopia

b)

State of Nature

c)

Dystopia

d)

Canada

16.

Under John Locke, what type of government was he looking for?

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

No Government! Free world order!

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

17.

This is the idea that “the people” give the government power to protect their natural rights and must live by the rules?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Social Contract

d)

Rule of Law

18.

Who was John Locke? (Select 2)

a)

A Doctor

b)

A Philosopher

c)

A Minister

d)

A Political Scientist

19.

What role did the government have, according to John Locke?

a)

Protect the people's natural rights

b)

Take away people's natural rights

c)

Help determine the people's natural rights

20.

Which concept did John Locke introduce that emphasizes the agreement between the governed and the government?

a)

A) Divine Right of Kings

b)

B) Social Contract

c)

C) Absolute Monarchy

d)

D) Feudal System

21.

John Locke's philosophy greatly influenced which American document?

a)

A) The Magna Carta

b)

B) The U.S. Constitution

c)

C) The Declaration of Independence

d)

D) The Bill of Rights

22.

According to John Locke, what is the primary purpose of government?

a)

A) To enforce religious laws

b)

B) To protect natural rights

c)

C) To expand territory

d)

D) To accumulate wealth

23.

Which of the following best describes John Locke's view on human nature?

a)

A) People are inherently evil

b)

B) People are born with a blank slate

c)

C) People are naturally selfish

d)

D) People are naturally cooperative

24.

What did John Locke believe should happen if a government fails to protect the rights of its citizens?

a)

A) The government should be overthrown

b)

B) Citizens should pay higher taxes

c)

C) The government should be given more power

d)

D) Citizens should move to another country

25.

Which of the following is NOT one of John Locke's natural rights?

a)

A) Life

b)

B) Liberty

c)

C) Property

d)

D) Happiness