Influences on America's Founding Documents Answers

During the Enlightenment, which philosopher first promoted the idea that people have the right to overthrow their government if it fails in its obligations or takes away their natural rights?

How did the Great Awakening inspire rebellion against the British?

Which natural rights did Rousseau believe human beings are born with?

What powers do states have according to the Bill of Rights?

What is a similarity between how the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening influenced the US government?

Prior to the American Revolution, which British law required colonists to provide housing for British soldiers?

How did the Enlightenment idea of natural rights affect the United States?

How did the Great Awakening affect people’s attitudes toward religious tolerance?

What was the most important political effect of the Great Awakening?

The Declaration of Independence states that if the government fails in its obligations to protect the people's rights to life, liberty and property, the people have the right to overthrow the government.

Which Enlightenment philosopher is best known for writing about popular sovereignty?

How did the Great Awakening inspire a change in political thought?

Which Enlightenment philosopher is best known for the idea that branches of government should be separated to check one another’s power?

Which two Enlightenment philosophers are known for writing about a social contract between citizens and the government?

Review the chart outlining the articles of the US Constitution.