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| ENLIGHTENMENT | the movement during the 18th century that stressed that society and government could be made better if REASON were used. This movement started in Europe. |
| LIST THE FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS ABOVE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. | Magna Carta (1215), Mayflower Compact (1620), and the English Bill of Rights (1689) |
| WHAT IS OUR CURRENT SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT CALLED? | A Republic. If you said Democracy you should be ashamed of yourself !!!!! |
| WHAT IDEAS DID THE FOUNDERS TAKE FROM THE DOCUMENTS LISTED ABOVE. | Trial by Jury, Due Process of Law, Leader must seek advice and consent before raising taxes or making laws, Limited the power of the Monarch, Leaders must agree to make laws for the common good, Leader can have no permanent army during peacetime. |
| WHICH OF THE DOCUMENTS ABOVE WAS WRITTEN BY THE PILGRIMS? | Mayflower Compact - 1620 |
| WHAT WAS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE DOCUMENTS? | Our founders used the wisdom of the past and combined it with their own ideas of how a government should run to create our system of government. |
| WHICH ONE OF THOSE THREE DOCUMENTS WAS SIGNED BY KING JOHN ? | The Magna Carta |
| WHICH DOCUMENT LISTED THE NATURAL RIGHTS GIVEN TO ALL ENGLISHMEN? | the English Bill of Rights |
| WHO WAS JOHN LOCKE AND WHAT IDEA OF HIS WAS USED IN THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CONSTITUTION? | Locke believed in a "social contract" between the government and the people. This enlightenment thinker believed that if the government did not keep its end of the contract then the people were not bound to keep theres. |
| WHO WAS THE BARON de MONTESQUIEU? WHAT IDEA OF HIS WAS USED IN THE CONSTITUTION? | This enlightenment thinker believed that the power of the government should be split into three parts to make sure that it did not become abusive. He further believed that they should have power over each of the other branches. |
