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What was the time period in Europe during the 1600's called, where thinkers applied the laws of nature to people and society?
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Age of Discovery
The Enlightenment
Medieval Times
Middle Ages
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Who believed that people need a strong ruler because people are too selfish to rule themselves?
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John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Jefferson
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What was the time period in Europe during the 1600's called, where thinkers applied the laws of nature to people and society?
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Who believed that people need a strong ruler because people are too selfish to rule themselves?
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What is the name of the concept that states that people give up some of their power in exchange for protection from the government?
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Which Enlightenment thinker believed that all people are born equal and free?
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The right to life, liberty and property are given THIS name.
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According to John Locke, if a government does not protect people's natural rights, people have a right to do THIS.
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Who was the French thinker who believed that people deserved freedom, liberty and the right to decide on their own government?
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Who was the French thinker who wrote about a way to limit government power by dividing government into three branches?
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Which big idea means that people make their own decisions on how government should be run?
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Which big idea of government means people have the right to fair and reasonable laws that are applied equally to all citizens?
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What big idea that means ALL people must follow the law and ALL people experience the same consequences when the law is broken?
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What big idea means that the power of the government is not endless and it only has the powers given to it by a Constitution or other governing document?
