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WorksheetsSocial Contract Theory and the American Revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.
Checks and Balances
Liberty
Separation of Powers
Checks of Power
The idea that people give up some of their power to the government in exchange for the protection of the laws that government provides.
Social Contract Theory
Divine Right
Constitutional Monarchy
Natural Rights
The right to life, liberty, and property
natural rights
social contract
natural beauty
popular sovereignty
The idea that government power comes from the people.
natural rights
social contract
popular sovereignty
salons
This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.
Locke
Hobbes
Voltaire
Mr. Salguero
What were John Locke's 3 natural rights?
Life, Liberty, pursuit of happiness
Live, Laugh, Love
Life, Liberty, Property
Life, Speech, Religion
According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?
Overthrow the government
Petition the government for their rights
Nothing, the people don't have rights
Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?
U.S. constitution
Declaration of independence
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
