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Which statement reflects an argument of Enlightenment philosophers against the belief in the divine right of kings?
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
“We prefer self-government with danger, to servitude in tranquility.” The author of this statement would most likely support
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
Enlightenment writers often faced censorship because they
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
The system of checks and balances in the United States Constitution was influenced by the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker?
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
The willingness of people to hand over their rights to a ruler in exchange for law and order in society was called the
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
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
the power of the government is derived from the governed
a society in which the people chose the ruler
Montesquieu
overthrow the government
Social Contract
independence movements
changing the relationship between people and their government
challenged the old order
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