Civics: Foundation of Government - Unit 3

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What did John Locke call the agreement that people entered into with their government?

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A Social Contract

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How does natural law relate to John Locke's theory of Social Contract?

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If the government breaks the social contract, the people have a right to rebel against the government according to natural law.

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Which of the following have the most in common? The Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution, English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense, The Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu’s separation of powers, The Magna Carta and The English Bill of Rights

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The Magna Carta and The English Bill of Rights

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The Pilgrims wrote ...

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The Mayflower Compact

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Baron de Montesquieu created the idea of...

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Separation of Powers

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"When the legislature and the executive are united in the same person...there can be no liberty..." Which Enlightenment thinker would have said the quote above?

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Baron de Montesquieu

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Which Enlightenment thinker published "Common Sense?"

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Thomas Paine

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What was the benefit to the signers of the Mayflower Compact?

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created self-government, which allowed a better, safer life

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The Magna Carta introduced the idea of...

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limited government

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According to John Locke, which rights were guaranteed by natural law?

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life, liberty, and property