Practice Transition Toward Equity (5.3) - Unit 5: Governance, Rights, and Societies

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Question 1.
What are natural rights?
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Think about what rights every person should have.
Question 2.
What does popular sovereignty mean?
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Consider who gives government its power.
3Question 3.
What is a key principle stated by John Locke regarding governance?
- Government has absolute power
- Government should protect natural rights
- Governments are irrelevant
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Think about why Locke cared about individual rights.
4Question 4.
True or False: The separation of powers contributes to greater equity in governance.
- True
- False
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Consider how different branches work together.
Question 5.
Critically assess the impact of Enlightenment ideas on a specific modern democratic system.
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Focus on how these ideas are codified in the constitution.
Question 6.
Explore real-world case studies of where the lack of separation of powers led to authoritarianism.
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Consider countries with a single-party rule.

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