How were U. S. founding documents influenced by Enlightenment ideas? Choose the three correct answers. A. James Madison used ideas of Voltaire about equal rights in writing the Bill of Rights.
B. The weak central government under the U. S. Constitution reflected Voltaire’s mistrust of government.
C. Unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence reflected John Locke’s ideas about natural rights
D. The strong central government under the Articles of Confederation reflected Charles-Louis Montesquieu’s ideas about checks and balances.
E. Thomas Jefferson used ideas of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau about the social contract in writing the Declaration of Independence.
F. The division of power between the three branches of the federal government in the U. S. Constitution reflected Charles-Louis Montesquieu’s ideas about separation of powers.