Unit Review: Foundations of American Government

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Authored by Thomas Jefferson, this document outlined the colonies' grievances against the British monarch

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Declaration of Independence

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Which pamphlet, authored by Thomas Paine in 1776, argued for American independence from Britain?

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Common Sense

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Which work by John Locke, a contemporary of Thomas Hobbes, laid the groundwork for modern political philosophy in the Enlightenment era?

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Two Treatises of Government

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A philosophical concept where individuals consent to surrender some of their freedoms and submit to the authority of the ruler or magistrate (if this be agreed upon), in exchange for protection of their remaining rights.

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Social Contract

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Who advocated for the idea that government should operate independently of religious influence?

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Voltaire

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Who argued that people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke

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Who proposed the concept of separation of powers to prevent one branch of government from becoming too dominant?

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Montesquieu

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A system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties

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Law

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Which form of government was first developed in Ancient Athens, significantly shaping modern democratic systems?

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Democracy

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In Ancient Rome, who were chosen by the citizens to make laws and govern on their behalf?

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Senators