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The Three-Fifths Compromise gave us our two-house Congress. True or False?

Autocracy is a government in which one person has absolute power and
control over the country. True or false?
There are several types of democratic governments, but in all of them, the
citizens hold the power. True or False?
The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu did NOT
influence the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence. True or False?

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  1. The Three-Fifths Compromise gave us our two-house Congress.
    False. The Three-Fifths Compromise was related to how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes, specifically in relation to the House of Representatives. The creation of a two-house Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) was established in the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise).

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

  3. There are several types of democratic governments, but in all of them, the citizens hold the power.
    True. In democratic governments, the fundamental principle is that the authority ultimately derives from the people, and the citizens have the power to elect their representatives or influence decision-making.

  4. The philosophies of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Montesquieu did NOT influence the ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
    False. The ideas expressed by these Enlightenment philosophers significantly influenced the Declaration of Independence, particularly in terms of social contract theory, individual rights, and the structure of government.