Question | Answer |
Congress makes the laws, however the President has the power to veto. | Montesquieu(Power should be a check to power)
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Citizens vote for Representatives to make our laws. | Rousseau
| The government is limited to the power it is granted by law. | Locke (A government's power comes from the consent of the people).
| 1st Amendment: | Voltaire (1st Amendment...I do not agree...)
| 4th Amendment: | Locke All people are born...with the rights of ... property.
| 5th Amendment: | Locke All people are born...with the rights of ... property.
| 6th Amendment | Beccaria (The more promptly...)
| 8th Amendment | Beccaria (For a punishment...)
| 10th Amendment | Locke (A government's power comes from the consent of the people) or you could also argue Montesquieu as well)
| 19th Amendment | Wollstonecraft
| Which thinker supported an absolute monarchy instead of a democracy? | Hobbes
| Which thinker supported a direct democracy? | Rousseau
| Which thinker came up with the idea of checks and balances? | Montesquieu
| According to the Enlightenment thinkers, should people have unlimited rights? Why or why not? | answer should be supported with evidence |