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Fill in the blank with the best term that completes the sentence: From the Enlightenment, our Founding Fathers got the idea of a ___ that exists between the people and the government where the people agree to give up some of their freedoms in exchange for having their rights protected by the government.

• natural rights

• influence

• social contract

• Baron de Montesquieu

Fill in the blank with the best term that completes the sentence:

The French philosopher ___ believed in a separation of powers within the government.

• social contract

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Enlightenment

• influence

a person's ability to be free and independent

• human rights

• individual liberty

• consent

• natural law

lawmaking body of Great Britain

• John Locke

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powersq

• Parliament

an agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws

• consent of the governed

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• individual liberty

an agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands

• compromise

• consent of the governed

• individual rights

• human rights

basic rights to which all people are entitled

• individual liberty

• human rights

• natural law

• Parliament

structure of federal government that sets up three branches with their own distinct powers and responsibilities

• checks and balances

• compromise

• Parliament

• separation of powers

Which of the following were ideas of John Locke? Choose all that apply.

• social contract

• checks and balances

• natural rights

• consent of the governed

Which of the following are true about the idea of social contracts? Choose all that apply.

• is an agreement among the people and its government

• is an idea of John Locke

• can be represented by approval of the president

• it is an idea of Montesquieu