Question

Enlightenment philosophers strongly influenced political thought. In which of the following documents are their ideas best reflected?

A. The Wealth of Nations

B. Magna Carta

C. English Bill of Rights

D. Declaration of Independence

*** My answer: D. Declaration of Independence

Answer 1

i'm not too sure about this one... please explain??? =D thanks!!

Answer 2

hmm i'd say the bill of rights too, not too familiar with the other ones

Answer 3

but D sounds right

Answer 4

wait so D is my answer?? why is the bill of rights also correct?? and I'm not too sure why D. is correct lol :/ can u pls explain?? i'm a bit confused at my reasoning and stuff :/

Answer 5

oh wait...lol i read C when I meant D...my bad

Answer 6

wait so what? what did u mean?? lol ;/

Answer 7

I'm not too sure on this one, but D sounds like the right answer

Answer 8

D?? Declaration of independence??? :O

Answer 9

I definitely think A is out because that's a book on economics and stuff

Answer 10

yes I think so

Answer 11

i think b

Answer 12

why B?

Answer 13

and C is out because?? I'm confused :(

Answer 14

it can't be b (not 100% sure though)

i think it can't be b because the age of enlightenment started at around 1650 but the magna carta was written in 1215

Answer 15

nah i am not sure this was like 4 years ago i could be wrong i remebr about this in class

Answer 16

ohh and c is out b/c ??

Answer 17

so A (wealth of nations) and B (Magna carta) are out... and u said C (english bill of rights) is out as well... how come?? idk why and would like to understand :)

Answer 18

hmm idk can't find a good reason to eliminate C, so C could be the answer

Answer 19

idk :( i confused :(

Answer 20

well no one perfect so try it, go with c it could be it

Answer 21

in the english bill of rights are rules that strongly influenced our bill of rights and constitution

so C is important

They want to know which one is the *best* answer

Answer 22

idk :(

Answer 23

which answer choice seems better??

Answer 24

Tough one. I don't think we can rule out (A) yet.
(D) is pretty strong, though.

Answer 25

A? but @jim_thompson5910 said it was a book about economics and stuff?? idk I'm sooo confused :(

Answer 26

bro just go with what ever you feel right about

Answer 27

I'm extremely indecisive :( and I'm confused as well which makes this hard for me to choose :(

Answer 28

Enlightenment is about empiricism, scientific thought, rejecting ancient dogma, etc.
Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations and was influential in the Enlightenment movement.
We're talking John Locke, Voltaire, Newton, etc.
I'm leaning most strongly towards Declaration of Independence because the American Revolution was a major result of Enlightenment ideals.

Answer 29

HMMMMMMMM This is like 8 years ago >(

Answer 30

I'm willing to side with @jim_thompson5910 ('cause he's a pretty smart guy) and also because of the wording of the question: it specifically mentions "political thought."

Answer 31

so ur saying yes to wealth of nations?? or no?? :/ or are you saying yes to D. declaration of independence? idk I'm getting confused :(

Answer 32

so it's D? =D

Answer 33

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment

Answer 34

I'm saying "yes" to Wealth of Nations as being a result of Enlightenment thinking, but because of that keyword, "political" - I'm leaning more towards DoI.

Answer 35

by looking at this it started early 1700's. Which means the bill of rights should be out(1777 I believe that was).

Answer 36

D also should be oyut since that's 1776.

Answer 37

@nincompoop that was the declaration of independece right? :)

Answer 38

I'm not sure about the other 2 tho

Answer 39

*independence

Answer 40

@KonradZuse ??
1776 is post-Enlightenment era, why wouldn't documents of that time be influenced by Enlightenment thinkers?

Answer 41

Oh I read the question wrong HAHA.

Answer 42

so @nincompoop ur saying C. english bill of rights is out? :D

Answer 43

or is it in?? idk haha

Answer 44

ohhh i see :)

Answer 45

I say B.

Answer 46

Magna Carta? @KonradZuse How does that make sense?

Answer 47

B?? i thought magna carta did not apply here?? since it happened waaaayyy earlier than enlightenment and did not agree with it as much as the others??? idk :/

Answer 48

I say B because no one else said it.

Answer 49

I'm sticking with my answer.

Answer 50

i said it

Answer 51

Magna Carta c. 1200
Age of Enlightenment c. 1600-1800
...

Answer 52

Ok I go with E then.

Answer 53

sooo do y'all think D is the answer then??? :) declaration of independence??

Answer 54

cuz im sooo confused... do u think D would apply??

Answer 55

Wiki did say something about DOI

Answer 56

lol @KonradZuse haha i wish i could just choose E haha

Answer 57

E: None

Answer 58

I think it's pretty clear now too.
The time frame, the keywords, the impact..

Answer 59

@nincompoop u said choice C was out right???

Answer 60

@CliffSedge what do you mean??? are u saying D is the answer?? or is something else the answer??

Answer 61

SURVEY SAYS...... A.

Answer 62

@KonradZuse im confused now.. didn't we eliminate A?

Answer 63

Konrad is doing a good job of testing confidence, I like it . . . :-)

Answer 64

Good choices are a matter not of weighing the evidence, but rather of eliminating bad explanations....
"The owl of Minerva flies at dusk."
There is nothing more I can say here.

Answer 65

The crow howls at midnight.

Answer 66

btw Heart, I would love to help you whenever you tag me, but I'm mostly good at recent history, Math, Physics, and Computer Science :P.

Answer 67

Actually, I can say one more thing, "saru mo ki kara ochi"

Answer 68

okay, thank you soooooo much for the help!!! :D but i think i will just choose D :)
thanks tho!! :D y'all are the best!!! :D and @KonradZuse thank you :) @nincompoop thanks for coming :) @CliffSedge thanks for helping :)
@jim_thompson5910 thank you sooo much!! @jr-pop16 thanks!! and i hope i didn't forget anybody lol :) but yeah thanks but ima just go with D :)

Answer 69

thanks again!!! :D and awww thanks @nincompoop i really hope D is the answer :)

Answer 70

If it's not then Cliff has to help me with stats tomorrow. If it is then cliff has to help wiht me stats on Monday.

Answer 71

lol u funny :)

Answer 72

lol u funny :)

Answer 73

Well according to Wikipedia, it's between either Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights. So between the two, I'd have to go with Declaration of Independence.

Answer 74

Omfg you sho=uld have been here last night.. Iw as helping people with comp sci and then went to do my stats quiz due in an hour and all of a sudden Open Study started lagging hardcore.

Answer 75

TuringTest and I were ahving a field day :P.

Answer 76

Got an 80 ftw.

Answer 77

If this was a "Who wants to be a millionaire" question, I'd pick D, final answer.

Answer 78

haha alright :) thanks everybody :)

Answer 79

Did I just get drafted?

Answer 80

yes.

Answer 81

Splendid.