The Enlightenment AJB
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6 questions
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Where did enlightenment thinkers believe that natural rights came from?
Where did enlightenment thinkers believe that natural rights came from?
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Which best describes the social contract?
Which best describes the social contract?
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Consent of the Governed means that when a government has 'failed,' the people can do what?
Consent of the Governed means that when a government has 'failed,' the people can do what?
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What is republicanism?
What is republicanism?
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Why were Enlightenment thinkers afraid of a mob of uneducated people that had the power to vote?
Why were Enlightenment thinkers afraid of a mob of uneducated people that had the power to vote?
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Which Enlightenment idea (natural rights, social contract, consent of the governed, or republicanism) is most important for creating a limited government and why?
Which Enlightenment idea (natural rights, social contract, consent of the governed, or republicanism) is most important for creating a limited government and why?