Unit 2 Module 1 Enlightened Ideas in the Founding Documents Quiz 2 of 2

How do conflicting ideas of the Enlightenment influence American government and politics? Select the two correct answers. The protection of private property can interfere with the government's dealing with important social needs. The conflict between popular government and the separation of powers creates an ideal balance of interests. The conflict among ideas leads to an increasingly undemocratic system of government. The Constitution sets up a system of government that isn't favorable to the democratic expression of the popular will.

Actually, the separation of powers in the Constitution works to undermine popular democratic input and control, but even when dealing with important social needs, protection of private property limits the government's actions.

Select the one correct answer. The Constitution's first three articles create separate legislative, executive and judicial branches, is consistent with: Jean Jacques Rousseau's belief that those without property would attempt to take it from those who do have it John Locke's views about the nature of liberty and how it fits into the social contract The framers' overall distrust in government Montesquieu's theory for the separation of political power.

Montesquieu's theory for the separation of political power. Yes, the first three articles divide government power, consistent with Montesquieu's theory

Select the one correct answer. The Constitution's demotion of liberty, and lack of protections for natural rights, suggests the framers were what? Hostile towards the interests of individuals. More interested in the practicalities of government. Fearful the new national government would be subject to insurrection by disgruntled Anti-federalists. Worried that expressing certain rights would serve to legitimize the institution of slavery.

More interested in the practicalities of government. The Framers were interested in creating a national government that worked.

Which was designed with a concern for the tyranny of factional majority? The Social Contract The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights The Constitution

Social contract theory is primarily concerned with the nature of the arrangement between citizens and the government. The tyranny of factional majority is not the focus.

What type of rights are contained in Bill of Rights? Select the two correct answers. The Bill of Rights contains objective rights. The Bill of Rights contains natural rights. The Bill of Rights contains procedural rights. The Bill of Rights contains consensus rights.

The Bill of Rights contains natural rights. The Bill of Rights contains procedural rights. The Bill of Rights contains both natural rights and procedural rights.

In what key ways does the Constitution differ from the Declaration of Independence? Select the two correct answers. The Constitution is more concerned with controlling rather than expressing the popular will. The Constitution makes justice more important than liberty. The Constitution expands the list of natural rights. The Constitution elevates the rights of property.

The Constitution is more concerned with controlling rather than expressing the popular will. The Constitution makes justice more important than liberty. While the Declaration emphasized liberty and expressing the popular will, the Constitution was designed to control popular will and support justice.

What is the Enlightenment? Select the two correct answers. A period of Western European history following the Middle Ages. A revival of Roman Catholicism. Where democratic government is invented. The source of our ideas about natural rights.

The Enlightenment, which took place after the Middle Ages, 1650-1800, actually occurred mainly in Great Britain, France, and Germany and its philosophy produced the idea of natural rights.

Which ideas are embodied in the Declaration of Independence? Select the two correct answers. The natural rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness The ideas of Thomas Hobbes The purpose of government is to secure justice for all people The idea that governments are created by people to protect their natural rights

The natural rights of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness The idea that governments are created by people to protect their natural rights The Declaration specifically mentions life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as well as the idea that people have the right to create or abolish governments if their natural rights are at risk.

Why does the Enlightenment influence American politics and government? Select the three correct answers. Those immigrating to the American colonies are attracted to the Enlightenment's ideas of liberty and property. The colonists are attracted to the idea of the divine right of kings. Ideas of the Enlightenment frame the colonists' response to British violations of natural rights. The colonists have a long history of self-government, consistent with the Enlightenment's ideas about government by consent.

Those immigrating to the American colonies are attracted to the Enlightenment's ideas of liberty and property. Ideas of the Enlightenment frame the colonists' response to British violations of natural rights. The colonists have a long history of self-government, consistent with the Enlightenment's ideas about government by consent. Those who settled the American colonies were seeking freedom and opportunity, and Locke's ideas about the consent to be governed and the right to rebellion had a major influence in the establishment of American government. Early Americans were not drawn to the idea of the divine right of kings.