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Printable 7th grade government worksheet with multiple-choice questions on Enlightenment philosophers, social contract, and separation of powers.
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Government and Enlightenment Thinkers

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This printable civics worksheet covers key Enlightenment thinkers and foundational government concepts for 7th graders. Content includes the social contract, natural rights, state of nature, separation of powers, checks and balances, and major figures like Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and Jefferson. Useful for test prep, unit review, or vocabulary reinforcement alongside civics instruction on government foundations.

Subject:
Social Studies
Topic:
Civics
Grade Level:
7th Grade
Updated September 2026

Word Bank

  • absolute
  • authority
  • Consent
  • contract
  • election
  • Enlightenment
  • Europe
  • governed
  • heredity
  • inherit
  • kill
  • natural
  • nature
  • of
  • Republicanism
  • rights
  • rob
  • Salon
  • social
  • state

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