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A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Social Contract
Democracy
Capitalism
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Capitalism
Democracy
Social Contract
Business Agreement
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This person believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority.
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An economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
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This English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
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In order to check the authority of these monarchs, ordinary people needed access to education.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
David Hume
Thomas Hobbes
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English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property.
Buddah
Paul McCartney
John Locke
George Washington
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A political theory in which a government or set of governments could only be deemed legitimate if it's supported by the people it governs.
Ideology
Majority Rule
Popular Consent
Diplomacy
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He established "inalienable rights".
Locke
Hobbes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
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He believed that people created government and chose to be governed, by contract, between the ruler and the ruled.
Locke
Hobbes
Rousseau
Montesquieu
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According to social contract theory, the primary role of government is to -
promote a state of harmony with nature
protect and serve the people
preserve the divine right of leaders
encourage competition among citizens
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What did Jean-Jacques Rousseau believe about government?
some government control is necessary, but it should be kept to a minimum
the government should control all aspects of our lives
the government should be led by an absolute monarch
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The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called....
job specialization
separation of powers
divine rights
monarchy rights
- Multiple ChoicePlease save your changes before editing any questions.What is an absolute monarchy?A system where the King or Queen rules by listening to what the public has to say.A King or Queen rules, but laws or ideas must be accepted by the majority of the nation.A system where the King or Queen has complete authority over the government and people.The King or Queen has absolutely no power.
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In a social contract, people give up certain freedoms in exchange for
Wealth and Security
Education and Health
Order and Security
Jobs and Health
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In the frontispiece (an illustration facing the title page of a book) of Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes, the sovereign (Monarch) is made up of the people he rules, thereby investing the sovereign with the rights of the people. What term might this image embody?
Natural Law
The State of Nature
DIvine Right
Social Contract