Frequently tested Civics EOC topics/vocab

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Distribution and balancing of power among government branches.

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checks and balances

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This image relates to which thinker?

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Montesquieu

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Separation of powers:

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The president can veto laws.

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The concept where 'the people' grant power to the government to safeguard their natural rights and adhere to rules.

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Social Contract

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John Locke's view on government purpose?

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Protects life, liberty, and property.

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The Enlightenment is a time when reason and logic explained the world.

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a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world

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John Locke's agreement for forming society?

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social contract

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The Declaration of Independence states, "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it." Which Enlightened idea does this describe?

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social contract between government and the people.

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Pamphlet by Thomas Paine (1776) urging American independence from England.

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Common Sense

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Consent of the governed is based on which Enlightenment idea?

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John Locke's Social Contract