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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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.
True
False
What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?
Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness
Live, Laugh, Love
Life, Liberty, Property
Life, Speech, Religion
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
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?
John Locke's idea of the social contract
Thomas Hobbes’s idea of natural equality
Montesquieu’s idea of separation of powers
Voltaire’s idea of the importance of toleration
Enlightenment philosopher who believed that people had the right to life, liberty, and property
Voltaire
Jean Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
John Locke stated that people are born with 3 ____________.
Nature Laws
Natural Rights
Natural Flavors
Nature Walks
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
Thomas Paine
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
Property
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?
Ben Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
What was the purpose of government according to Locke?
To share the riches of the kingdom
To keep power in the hands of the King
To end the state of nature
John Locke believed that all people had:
Natural Rights
Individual rights
Some rights
John Locke helped to create which contract theory?
Society of the Banana contract Thoery
Social Contract Theory
Natural Contract Theory
Rights Contract Theory
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
When no government exists, what did John Locke imagine would happen?
Utopia
State of Nature
Dystopia
Canada
Under John Locke, what type of government was he looking for?
Absolute Monarchy
No Government! Free world order!
Democracy
Dictatorship
This is the idea that “the people” give the government power to protect their natural rights and must live by the rules?
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Social Contract
Rule of Law
Who was John Locke? (Select 2)
A Doctor
A Philosopher
A Minister
A Political Scientist
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
Which concept did John Locke introduce that emphasizes the agreement between the governed and the government?
A) Divine Right of Kings
B) Social Contract
C) Absolute Monarchy
D) Feudal System
John Locke's philosophy greatly influenced which American document?
A) The Magna Carta
B) The U.S. Constitution
C) The Declaration of Independence
D) The Bill of Rights
According to John Locke, what is the primary purpose of government?
A) To enforce religious laws
B) To protect natural rights
C) To expand territory
D) To accumulate wealth
Which of the following best describes John Locke's view on human nature?
A) People are inherently evil
B) People are born with a blank slate
C) People are naturally selfish
D) People are naturally cooperative
What did John Locke believe should happen if a government fails to protect the rights of its citizens?
A) The government should be overthrown
B) Citizens should pay higher taxes
C) The government should be given more power
D) Citizens should move to another country
Which of the following is NOT one of John Locke's natural rights?
A) Life
B) Liberty
C) Property
D) Happiness
