What did John Locke call the agreement that people entered into with their government?
Civics: Foundation of Government - Enlightment

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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A Constitution
The English Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
A Social Contract
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How does natural law relate to John Locke's theory of Social Contract?
If the government breaks the social contract, the people have a right to rebel against the government according to natural law
Natural law says that people must abide by the social contract no matter what the king's actions are towards his people
Natural law has no relation to social contract
John Locke believed that all colonies should be free from tyranny under natural law
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following have the most in common?
The Magna Carta and the U.S. Constitution
English Bill of Rights and Thomas Paine's Common Sense
The Mayflower Compact and Montesquieu’s separation of powers
John Locke's Social Contract theory and The Mayflower Compact
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of an Enlightenment idea that is seen in a modern organization?
European Union working toward economic stability
Genocide carried out in Rwanda
United Nations promoting human rights around the world
Aparteid practiced in South Africa by white government
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Thomas Paine wrote ...
Common Sense
The Declaration of Independence
The U.S. Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Baron de Montesquieu created in the idea of...
Social Contract
Natural Law
Separation of Powers
Freedom of Religion
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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"When the legislature and the executive are united in the same person...there can be no liberty..."
Which Enlightenment thinker would have said the quote above?
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Baron de Montesquieu
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