Our founding fathers borrowed the idea of three separate branches of government from this enlightenment thinker.

question 1 options:

montesquieu

voltaire

rousseau

ciaramella

question 2 (2 points)
“everywhere man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.” is a quote from this enlightenment thinker.

question 2 options:

montesquieu

voltaire

rousseau

locke

question 3 (2 points)
“i disapprove of what you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say it” is a quote from this enlightenment thinker.

question 3 options:

montesquieu

voltaire

rousseau

locke

question 4 (2 points)
he is considered the greatest influence on the founding fathers and their formation of the government.

question 4 options:

montesquieu

voltaire

rousseau

locke

question 5 (2 points)
who was the author of common sense?

question 5 options:

thomas jefferson

john adams

thomas paine

george washington

question 6 (2 points)
why did our government pen the declaration of independence?

question 6 options:

to dissolve the bonds between the colonies and great britain

to ask king george iii to resolve the issue between us peacefully

to show our loyalty to the crown by stating our dependence on england

question 7 (2 points)
the articles of confederation was a strong document that gave the federal government lots of power

question 7 options:
true
false
question 8 (2 points)
shays rebellion led to the end of the articles of confederation

question 8 options:
true
false
question 9 (2 points)
the pittsburgh convention was held with delegates from five states to talk about revising the articles of confederation.

question 9 options:
true
false
question 10 (2 points)
which one of these was not a major disagreement when putting together the constitution?

question 10 options:

the issue of slavery

the issue of a standing army

balance of power between state and local government

balance of power between small and large states

question 11 (2 points)
the virginia plan was favored by

question 11 options:

larger states

smaller states

question 12 (2 points)
the new jersey plan was favored by

question 12 options:

larger states

smaller states

question 13 (2 points)
what word means that everybody gives up somethings in order to get a little of what they want and make everyone happy?

question 13 options:

compromise

constitution

complain

corrupt

question 14 (2 points)
unicameral means one house federal legislature while bi-cameral means two-house federal legislature

question 14 options:
true
false
question 15 (2 points)
the three-fifths compromise was a solution to deal with how to count the slave population in the south.

question 15 options:
true
false
question 16 (2 points)
the framers of the constitution adopted the virginia plan for the constitution.

question 16 options:
true
false
question 17 (2 points)
the term used to express consent, approval or formally sanction of the constitution is:

question 17 options:

deny

ratification

endorsement

agreement

question 18 (2 points)
all of the men authored pieces in the federalist papers except

question 18 options:

alexander hamilton

james madison

john jay

patrick henry

question 19 (2 points)
why did the nation hold off on putting the constitution into effect after new hampshire became the ninth state to ratify?

question 19 options:

they were afraid it would cause a civil war

new york and virginia, with their large populations had not yet ratified it

rhode island threaten to succeed

they were waiting for georgia due to it being so far away

question 20 (2 points)
the bill of rights emphasizes civil liberties and personal freedom. it is the lasting legacy of the anti-federalists

question 20 options:
true
false