The Enlightenment

Question 1

John Locke believed that natural rights

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do not come from the government.

Question 2

Enlightenment thinking on government included

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taking a secular approach.

Question 3

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philosophers

Question 4

Under what circumstances did John Locke think it would be acceptable for the people to overthrow the government?

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If the government violated the social contract, the people could overthrow the government.

Question 5

Read the quote by Thomas Hobbes.Law was brought into the world for nothing else but to limit the natural liberty of particular men in such manner as they might not hurt but assist one another and join together against a common enemy.

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to reduce liberty

Question 6

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freedom

Question 7

Thomas Hobbes’s belief that every country should have the ultimate power over itself is known as

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national sovereignty.

Question 8

What must people provide in order to be governed under a social contract?

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rational consent to the government

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