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| Which statement reflects the Enlightment ideas of government as expressed by Montesquieu? | 2 |
| Which of the following would John Locke NOT support? | People can not abolish the government. |
| Which Enlightment idea is represented by the images? | Checks and balances |
| How does this quote reflect the influence of enlightment on the founding fathers? | They supported individual liberties. |
| According to John Locke, which agreement did individuals enter into to form their own society? | Social contract |
| According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law? | life, liberty and property |
| What most attracted the Founding Fathers to Montesquieu's explantion to the separation of powers? | Their separation could help prevent central government from becoming tryannical and oppressive. |
| Which thinker introduced the idea of a separation of powers for effective government? | John Locke |
| How was Locke's social contract theory related to his beleif in natural law? | He argued subjects havethe right to rebel against a ruler who acted against the law. |
| The diagram below indicates tha the colonist based some of their political views on historic documents? | Guarantee of certain individual rights |
| Which right was guaranteed in the excerpt from the Magna Carta? | trial by jury |
| Which phrase completes the flow chart? | Self - government |
| Which of the following statesments best decribes the Magna Carta? | It was an agreement to protect the nobles priviledges and uphold their authority against King John while granting certain rights to all land holders. |
| What was the significance of the stamp on the newspaper? | It represented the colonists oppostion to English tax polices. |
| What is the relationship between the concepts? | Both are response to English polices imposed upon the colonists. |
| What was the impact of the continued fighting between british troops and the Continential Army in Massachuetts and New York in 1775 and 1776? (Lexington & Concord) | Point 1 |
| What was the impact of the passage of the Stamp Act by the British Parliament in 1755? | Point 3 |
| What is the correct sequence of events? | 2,3,4,1 |
| Why were colonist outraged by taxes imposed by the British government? | Because they had no representation in Parliament |
