Question

Which best describes the Enlightenment's impact on democracy?

A. The Enlightenment-inspired democratic ideas about the rights of man.
B. The Enlightenment encouraged new democracies outside Europe.
C. Only a few European democracies were impacted by the Enlightenment.
D. Enlightenment ideas caused the downfall of some democracies.

Answer 1

The Enlightenment inspired democratic ideas about the rights of man.

Step-by-step explanation:

Enlightenment philosophies inspired some principles of democracy. The United States is one example of a democracy that used some Enlightenment ideas as a base for its principles of government.

Answer 2

A. the Enlightenment inspired democratic ideas about the rights of man

Step-by-step explanation:

Enlightened ideas popularized the concept of society run by the will of the people rather than giving it to the hand of a king. It encouraged people to start abandoning the old view of government and replace it with the new ones to ensure that society can progress forward.

Many of these ideas were adopted by the world's leader centuries after the enlighten. For example, the founding fathers of United States used enlightenment ideas as a basis to write the declaration of independence and the United States constitution.