Enlightenment Thinkers Application

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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. —Declaration of Independence, 1776

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John Locke

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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed. —U. S. Bill of Rights

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Cesare Beccaria

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Who is associated with the statement: "The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of man. Every citizen may thus speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law."?

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Voltaire

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In 2003, the communities of Freetown and Lakeville, Massachusetts held their annual town meetings and voted on the budget for the school district. Freetown voters approved a budget that reduced their contribution by $100,000 from what the School Committee asked for. Who is associated with this context?

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Who is associated with the principle that all persons are held innocent until declared guilty, and that unnecessary harshness in arrest should be repressed by law? Options: Cesare Beccaria, Olympe de Gouges, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mary Wollstonecraft

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Cesare Beccaria

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Who is associated with the principle that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"?

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Voltaire

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Who is associated with the idea that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed and that the people have the right to alter or abolish a destructive government? Options: Cesare Beccaria, John Locke, Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mary Wollstonecraft

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John Locke