Age of Enlightenment
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Standard 2: Explain essential characteristics of the political system of the United States, including the organization and function of political parties and the process of selecting political leaders.
• Describing the influence of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Thomas Paine, Niccolò Machiavelli, Charles de Montesquieu, and François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) on the political system of the United States.
(DOK 1) Which of the following BEST describes the theory of divine right?
(DOK 1) List the three natural rights that John Locke identified in his writings.
USE THE TEXT BELOW TO ANSWER QUESTION 3:
The Enlightenment ushered in a new age of discovery and inquiry. This movement influences the American Revolution and the resulting creation of a democratic federal government. Enlightenment thinkers believed that human progress was possible through the application of scientific knowledge and reason to issues of law and government.
(DOK 1) The major goal promoted by Enlightenment thinkers was the need for...
(DOK 1) Identify the three nations that experienced a revolution after being influenced by the Enlightenment.
(DOK 2) The phrase "consent of the governed" refers to the...
USE THE IMAGE ABOVE TO ANSWER QUESTION 6:
(DOK 2) Why did Montesquieu believe in separating or dividing governmental power between three branches?
(DOK 2) How did the outcome of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) affect the American colonists?
(DOK 2) Thomas Hobbes and John Locke contributed to a change in the relationship between the citizens and the government through the belief that
USE THE TEXT BELOW TO ANSWER QUESTION 9:
"Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged." - Ronald Reagan
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - Evelyn Beatrice Hall
(DOK 2) Use the context clues to determine which philosopher's theories are being discussed.
(DOK 2) Explain how the U.S. Constitution is a social contract as described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
(DOK 3) Make a connection between Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication on the Rights of Women (1792) and women in today's American society (2019).
(DOK 3) The American and French Revolutions were similar in that both...
(DOK 3) Differentiate between John Locke's natural rights and the ones listed in the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.
(DOK 3) What form of government would America have adopted if the Founding Fathers had been more influenced by Thomas Hobbes.
(DOK 3) What is the recurring theme in Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Mary Wollstonecraft's philosophy?
(DOK 3) Thomas Hobbes wrote that "without government our lives would be nasty, brutish, and short!" Elaborate on the reason he believed this.