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nswer the questions that follow.Video Player(4 points)TrueFalseThe Three-Fifths Compromise gave us our two-house Congress.Autocracy is a government in which one person has absolute power and control over the country.The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu did NOT influence the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence.There are several types of democratic governments, but in all of them, the citizens hold the power.Skip to navigation

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Here are the answers to each statement:

  1. The Three-Fifths Compromise gave us our two-house Congress.
    False. The Three-Fifths Compromise was about how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes, not the establishment of a two-house Congress.

  2. Autocracy is a government in which one person has absolute power and control over the country.
    True. An autocracy is indeed a form of government where one individual holds all power.

  3. The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu did NOT influence the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
    False. The philosophies of these thinkers significantly influenced the ideas in the Declaration of Independence.

  4. There are several types of democratic governments, but in all of them, the citizens hold the power.
    True. In democratic governments, power rests with the citizens, who can exercise it through voting and other means.

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