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1. The application of science and reason to understanding the world resulted in the 1700s being know as the
A. New Deal
B. Enlightenment
C. Progressive Movement
D. Reformation
2. John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to
A. Move to another country
B. Refuse to vote
C. Overthrow the government
D. Continue to be persecuted
3. Montesquieu believed that to prevent tyranny in government there should be separation of powers. Which of the following best illustrates his idea?
A. Absolute power in the executive branch
B. Splitting power among three or more countries
C. Total power in the legislative branch
D. Dividing power among three branches of government
6. In 1789, the French National Assembly issued the “Declaration of Rights of Man,” based in part on the concepts expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. Both documents reflected the Enlightenment belief that governments exist to protect the natural rights of citizens. What developments in France and the United States attempted to assure the implementation of this concept of government?
A. Drafting constitutional protections
B. Restoring monarchial rule
C. Gaining additional territory
D. Expanding the slave trade
A. New Deal
B. Enlightenment
C. Progressive Movement
D. Reformation
2. John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to
A. Move to another country
B. Refuse to vote
C. Overthrow the government
D. Continue to be persecuted
3. Montesquieu believed that to prevent tyranny in government there should be separation of powers. Which of the following best illustrates his idea?
A. Absolute power in the executive branch
B. Splitting power among three or more countries
C. Total power in the legislative branch
D. Dividing power among three branches of government
6. In 1789, the French National Assembly issued the “Declaration of Rights of Man,” based in part on the concepts expressed in the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. Both documents reflected the Enlightenment belief that governments exist to protect the natural rights of citizens. What developments in France and the United States attempted to assure the implementation of this concept of government?
A. Drafting constitutional protections
B. Restoring monarchial rule
C. Gaining additional territory
D. Expanding the slave trade