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Read the excerpt:We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.—Preamble to the US Constitution

A
It reflects the idea that the government’s power comes from the people.
B
It reflects the idea that men and women should have equal rights.
C
It reflects the idea that people cannot be trusted to rule themselves.
D
It reflects the idea that only a government with absolute power can protect people.
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How was the new government of the United States similar to the government under British rule?

A
The new government was a representative democracy.
B
The new government gave power to one group of people.
C
The new government was influenced by Enlightenment ideals.
D
The new government was based on the idea of natural rights.
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Read the passage from the Declaration of Independence.We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—Declaration of Independence

A
Enlightenment thinkers believed people had unalienable rights.
B
Enlightenment thinkers felt there were only three rights.
C
Enlightenment thinkers felt God guaranteed rights for all people.
D
Enlightenment thinkers felt happiness was the most important right.
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Read the passage from the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.Law is the expression of the general will. Every citizen has the right to participate personally, or through their representatives, to its foundation. It must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes.—Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Rousseau

A
monarchy
B
authoritarianism
C
democracy
D
absolute
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Under the social contract proposed by Thomas Hobbes, why would people give up some freedom?

A
to receive government protection
B
to be awarded more property
C
to be able to elect their rulers
D
to reduce the power of rulers
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What did Abigail Adams ask the founders of the new government?

A
to remember women’s rights
B
to give unlimited power to landowners
C
to write about the American Revolution
D
to increase educational opportunities for boys
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How did John Locke want to reduce the power of kings and queens?

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by limiting the power of the landowning classes
B
by limiting the power of government
C
by limiting the power of all the people
D
by limiting the power of laws
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How did limiting voting rights to white male landowners affect Americans in 1776?

A
It provided opportunities for all Americans to succeed.
B
It allowed Americans to form an independent nation.
C
The promise of equality did not extend to most Americans.
D
Independence from British rule did not extend to most Americans.
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How did the United States government deny the equality of Native Americans?

A
The government refused to sign treaties with Native American tribes.
B
The government recognized their property rights only if they paid taxes.
C
The government gave only some Native Americans the right to vote.
D
The government did not recognize them as citizens of the new country.
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The Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, which became law in 1920, granted women the right to vote.Why is this an expansion of the idea of equality held by Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

A
Rousseau believed that women should not have the same rights as men.
B
Rousseau believed that education was the path to social equality for women.
C
Rousseau believed that government should have absolute control over women.
D
Rousseau believed that the social contract provided women with a political voice.

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