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- 1. Multiple Choice
A type government in which there is one leader who inherits power (through family)MonarchyDictatorshipAutoctracyDemocracy - 2. Multiple Choice
A type of government where a group of people rule is called a
oligarchy
theocracy
autocracy
anarchy
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA type of government in which the people have the powerMonarchyAutocracyDemocracyAnarchy
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat life would be like if there was no government.(Philosophers had different opinions about what life would be like)State of NatureSocial ContractPretocracyPostacracy
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAn agreement between the people and government in which both sides compromise in order to provide a stable societyState of NatureSocial ContractInalienable RightsDictatorship
- 6. Multiple ChoiceFreedoms people automatically get when they are bornLocal RightsAnarchyState of NatureNatural Rights
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA philosopher who believed in a social contract in which the people agreed to give up certain rights in order for other rights to be protected; if the government failed to do so, they could rebelHobbesLockeRousseauMontesquieu
- 8. Multiple ChoicePhilosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.A. governmentB. economicsC. politicsD. reason
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAmerican's used _________________'s idea of separation of powers to write the US Constitution.A. MontesquieuB. HobbesC. RousseauD. Voltaire
- 10. Multiple ChoiceYou are born with _________________ that can't be taken away; life, liberty, propertyA. philosopheB. natural rightsC. separation of powerD. checks and balances
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe belief that government should be split into three branches to prevent one person or group from becoming corrupt.A. philosopheB. natural rightsC. separation of powerD. checks and balances
- 12. Multiple Choice
Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.
Checks and Balances
Liberty
Separation of Powers
Checks of Power
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of Separation of Powers?
Montequieu
John Locke
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of Natural Rights?
John Locke
Baron Montesquieu
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is NOT a Natural Right according to Locke?
Life
Liberty
Property
Taxes
- 16. Multiple Choice
How many branches is the government divided into based on Separation of Powers?
2
3
6
4
- 17. Multiple Choice
In a social contract the people agree to give up some freedom and power for
protection
money
jobs
food
- 18. Multiple Choice
The word liberty means
protection
life
rights
freedom
- 19. Multiple Choice
Locke and Montesquieu both believe that government is necessary for
Protection of Rights
Stopping one person from having too much power
Safety and Protection
- 20. Multiple Choice
The political theory that God selects the monarch and therefore all should obey. Locke dismissed this idea.
divine right of kings
papal authority
Godly guidance in governance
social contract theory
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