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What is a social contract?

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an agreement among the people to cooperate for social benefits.

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What are natural rights as advocated by John Locke?

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The rights to life, liberty, and property.

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What are the separation of powers?

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Legislative, executive, and judicial branches

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A common theme among Enlightenment thinkers was...

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a desire to improve society

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an agreement among people in a society with their government.

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social contract

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A freedom people possess relating to life, liberty and property

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natural right

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John Locke believed that people had natural rights to _____, liberty and property.

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life

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Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

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reason and logic

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Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

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John Locke

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How did Hobbes view human nature?

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We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.