The Enlightenment Answers

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How did the philosophers of the Enlightenment view the relationship between government and the governed?

as mutually beneficial for people and government

as more beneficial to the government

as more beneficial to the people governed

as not at all beneficial to either group

Enlightenment thinking on government included

establishing religious doctrine.

using violent protest.

taking a secular approach.

supporting divine right.

How did Niccolo Machiavelli’s ideas contribute to Enlightenment thinking?

He helped define natural rights.

He argued for the separation of church and state.

He felt that law, morality, and religion were superficial.

He examined human nature outside of religion.

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