*Enlightenment Thinkers/Types of Governments

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Which of the following statements would most likely have been made by Voltaire? Options: "People should not be afraid to speak their minds.", "The government is made to protect our natural rights.", "Trials should not be private.", "The king needs absolute power."

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People should not be afraid to speak their minds.

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Why did Thomas Hobbes believe that people needed to be governed by a ruler with absolute power?

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because people couldn't be trusted to govern themselves

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The following ideas come from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. Which most closely relates to the work of John Locke? innocent until proven guilty, speedy and public trial, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, freedom of speech and press

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life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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A "Social Contract" is an agreement between a ruler and who?

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Citizens

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Thomas Hobbs is considered an outlier because he believes a Social Contract must have this type of person in charge?

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An Absolute Monarch

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John Locke talked about the "Tabula Rasa" which mean everybody is born with this?

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According to John Locke, the main purpose of the government is to do what with people's rights?

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Protect Them

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John Locke inspired the writing of this important document by Thomas Jefferson

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The Declaration of Independence

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Baron de Montesquieu developed this idea for government: One House Congress, Checks and Balances, No House Congress, The President

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Checks and Balances

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Voltaire directly influenced this document for the United States

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The US Bill of Rights