WorksheetsEnlightenment Bellringer
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.
a)
A. government
b)
B. economics
c)
C. politics
d)
D. reason
2.
Locke believed that a government's power came from its ___________________.
a)
A. army
b)
B. power
c)
C. people
d)
D. science
3.
American's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution.
a)
A. Montesquieu
b)
B. Hobbes
c)
C. Rousseau
d)
D. Voltaire
4.
You are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, property
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
5.
The belief that government should be split into three branches to prevent one person or group from becoming corrupt.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
6.
Related to the idea of separation of powers; each branch of government must have approval from other branches in order to do certain functions.
a)
A. philosophe
b)
B. natural rights
c)
C. separation of power
d)
D. checks and balances
7.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
8.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)
Montesquire
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Rousseau
9.
The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:
a)
Unalienable Rights
b)
Essential Rights
c)
Natural Rights
d)
Original Rights
10.
Which philosopher believed in the separation of powers and the importance of checks and balances in government?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Locke
c)
Hobbes
d)
Montesquieu
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