Question
Read the quote by Baron de Montesquieu.
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
According to the quote,
is lost if one person has too much power.
Which term is synonymous with “natural rights,” according to Enlightenment philosophers?
legal rights
divine rights
positive rights
universal rights
Enlightenment thinking on government included
establishing religious doctrine.
using violent protest.
taking a secular approach.
supporting divine right.
The key idea of John Locke’s Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of
the government.
the philosophers.
the law.
the individual.
John Locke helped develop the idea of a social contract between citizens and the
monarchy.
church.
government.
philosophers.
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner.
According to the quote,
is lost if one person has too much power.
Which term is synonymous with “natural rights,” according to Enlightenment philosophers?
legal rights
divine rights
positive rights
universal rights
Enlightenment thinking on government included
establishing religious doctrine.
using violent protest.
taking a secular approach.
supporting divine right.
The key idea of John Locke’s Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of
the government.
the philosophers.
the law.
the individual.
John Locke helped develop the idea of a social contract between citizens and the
monarchy.
church.
government.
philosophers.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
According to the quote, **liberty** is lost if one person has too much power.
The term that is synonymous with “natural rights,” according to Enlightenment philosophers, is **universal rights**.
Enlightenment thinking on government included **taking a secular approach**.
The key idea of John Locke’s Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of **the individual**.
John Locke helped develop the idea of a social contract between citizens and the **government**.
The term that is synonymous with “natural rights,” according to Enlightenment philosophers, is **universal rights**.
Enlightenment thinking on government included **taking a secular approach**.
The key idea of John Locke’s Enlightenment theory was to protect and enhance the freedoms and rights of **the individual**.
John Locke helped develop the idea of a social contract between citizens and the **government**.