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Foundations Of American Democracy

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"The Enlightenment thinker Baron de Montesquieu came up with the idea of"
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"the separation of the government's powers."
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"Which best describes Alexis de Tocqueville? "
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"He was a French historian and political scientist who championed "uniquely American" values such as egalitarianism."
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"The Enlightenment idea of separation of powers led to"
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"forming three branches of government in the United States."
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"Which statement best describes the Enlightenment? "
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"The Enlightenment was a European movement that spread to the colonies."
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"A social contract is an agreement between "
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"a government and its citizens."
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"Which statement best describes the republican form of government that the Founding Fathers envisioned?"
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"a government run by people elected to lead the country"
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"Which of the following is the best example of populism?"
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"A government allows its people to govern themselves."
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During his trip to the United States, Alexis de Tocqueville observed that Americans
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believed in the idea of populism
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De Tocqueville's travels throughout the United States led him to conclude that it was
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a unique country
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The concept of voting rights is based on
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popular sovereignty
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A social contract is an agreement between
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a government and its citizens
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Which of the following principles did the Founders use as part of the basis for the Constitution?
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popular sovereignty
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De Tocqueville observed the a laissez-faire government in the United States, which meant that the government
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stayed out of people's affairs
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A similarity between the separation of powers, the system of checks and balances, and federalism is that they
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are all ways that the Constitution limits government power
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Enlightenment thinkers questioned
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government authority.
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Which best describes Alexis de Tocqueville?
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He was a French historian and political scientist who championed "uniquely American" values such as egalitarianism
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The concept of natural rights, which was later used in the Declaration of Independence, was first proposed by
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John Locke