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Which of the following did the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights attempt to limit? Unalienable rights, The right to resist illegitimate government, The divine right of kings, Social contract theory

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The divine right of kings

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What was the Enlightenment?

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An intellectual movement that questioned existing political forms.

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How did the Enlightenment contribute to the American Revolution?

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Philosophers began to question traditional notions of power.

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Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?

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John Locke

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The concept of natural rights was a radical departure in thought at the time of the Enlightenment because:

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it rejected the idea that rights were given by the ruler.

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Where did John Locke believe governments derive their power?

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The people

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A social contract exists when:

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the government rules according to the consent of the governed.

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Which of the following concepts does the excerpt illustrate? Separation of powers, Social contract theory, Unalienable rights, The divine right of kings

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Social contract theory

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Which of the following concepts did Charles de Montesquieu develop? Unalienable rights, Separation of powers, The divine right of kings, Social contract theory

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Separation of powers

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Why did American colonists believe they had to set up forms of self-government?

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The British government was too remote to govern the colonies directly.