Civics EOC Review

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What was the impact of Baron Montesquieu’s writings on the Founding Fathers? Options: Representative Government, Separation of Powers, Social Contract, Trial by Jury

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Separation of Powers

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John Locke believed that all people had:

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Natural Rights

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Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

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Declaration of independence

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What is an agreement between people and the government?

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Social Contract

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To Montesquieu, what was the best form of government?

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where each powers (legislative, executive, and judicial) were separate and kept each other in check to prevent any branch from becoming too powerful

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The idea that people give up some of their power to the government in exchange for the protection of the laws that government provides.

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Social Contract Theory

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Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

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John Locke

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The 3 concepts in the Magna Carta that influence the Founding Father are Limited Government, Trial by Jury and Strong control by parliament.

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True

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The 2 rights that are found in the English Bill of Rights and the U.S Bill of Rights are the No cruel and unusual punishment (8th Amendment) and Freedom of Speech (1st Amendment).

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True

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Two concepts in the Mayflower Compact that influence the Founding Father are __________________ and _______________.

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Self Government and Rule of Law