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Which of these is true about the United States Constitution?
Centralizes political power? Is superceded only by decress of the Pres.? Sets natural rules for the game of politics? All of these? None? |
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The Declaration of Independence was primarily
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a polemic, announcing and justifying a revolution.
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The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was
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Thomas Jefferson
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The Declaration of Independence
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became one of the most important statements of American political philosophy.
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The American Revolution was based upon the ideas of
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European political thinkers
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The foundation of John Locke's philosophy was that human beings. . .
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derive their rights from nature
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Which of these was NOT amoung John Locke's key philosophical concepts?
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Checks and Balances
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John Locke's ideas on natural rights were related to human law in that
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Natural rights were considered higher than human law.
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John Locke believed in each of the following except
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divine right of kings
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The Declaration of Independance argued that
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people should revolt when the suffer deep injustices.
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Reflecting the natural rights philosophy, the D of I stated that govts dervie their just powers from
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The consent of the governed
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THe justification for seperation from england in the D of I was based heavily on the ideas of the English philosopher
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John Locke
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THe sole purpose of the govt according to John locke, was
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to protect natural rights
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John Locke believed that the " end of govt" was
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preservation of property
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In john Locke's philosophy, the requirements that standing laws be known and private property be preserved. . .
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impose two major limits on the government
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