Form 11: Enlightenment Philosophy and the Social Contract
Examine how Enlightenment philosophy and the concept of the social contract shaped American political thought.
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What was the Enlightenment?
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Which thinker developed the idea that rulers govern only with the consent of the governed?
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Which Enlightenment philosopher advocated for dividing governmental power into separate branches?
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What was the title of John Locke's famous 1689 work on government?
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What is 'popular sovereignty'?
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What is the 'Divine Right of Kings', which Enlightenment thinkers rejected?
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How did Jean-Jacques Rousseau describe the relationship between citizens and government?
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According to Enlightenment philosophy, when is revolution justified?
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Which French Enlightenment thinker strongly defended freedom of speech and religion?
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What did philosophers mean by the term 'state of nature'?
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Where did Thomas Jefferson draw ideological inspiration for the Preamble of the Declaration?
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What core Enlightenment value does the Declaration of Independence embody?