HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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God has chosen all government rulers
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Independence is built by military might
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A capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy
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The power of the government is derived from the governed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Central to Enlightenment thought were the use and celebration of reason, the power by which humans understand the universe and improve their own condition. The goals of rational humanity were considered to be knowledge, freedom, and happiness.
Detailed explanation-2: -A government’s power comes from the consent of the people.
Detailed explanation-3: -The statement, “All men…are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” reflects the Enlightenment ideals as expressed by John Locke.
Detailed explanation-4: -Locke argued against the divine right of kings to rule and instead defended a liberal egalitarian political philosophy on which people have equal and natural rights to liberty. Liberty, in Locke’s thought, should be understood as being free from domination by others.