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True False
Autocracy is a government in which one person has absolute power and control over the country.
There are several types of democratic governments, but in all of them, the citizens hold the power.
The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu did NOT influence the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
The Three-Fifths Compromise gave us our two-house Congress.
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Autocracy is a government in which one person has absolute power and control over the country.
There are several types of democratic governments, but in all of them, the citizens hold the power.
The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu did NOT influence the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
The Three-Fifths Compromise gave us our two-house Congress.
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1. True - Autocracy is indeed a form of government where one person holds absolute power and control over the country.
2. True - In all types of democratic governments, the citizens have the ultimate authority, typically exercised through voting and participation in the political process.
3. False - The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu greatly influenced the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence, particularly concerning governance, individual rights, and the social contract.
4. False - The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement made during the Constitutional Convention that determined how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation, but it did not establish the two-house Congress; that structure was outlined in the Great Compromise.
2. True - In all types of democratic governments, the citizens have the ultimate authority, typically exercised through voting and participation in the political process.
3. False - The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu greatly influenced the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence, particularly concerning governance, individual rights, and the social contract.
4. False - The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement made during the Constitutional Convention that determined how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation, but it did not establish the two-house Congress; that structure was outlined in the Great Compromise.