Question

base your answer to questions 5 - 7 on the source below and on your knowledge of social studies. \we hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...\ 5. this statement best expresses the philosophy of (1) jean jacques rousseau (2)thomas hobbes (3) karl marx (4) john locke 6. the statement best represents the values of (1) the enlightenment (2) the scientific revolution (3) social darwinism (4) communism 7. many european monarchs of the 1600s maintained that they should have absolute power to rule because they (1) needed to defend their nations against threats from the western hemisphere (2) thought that all people should have the right to a good ruler (3) had been given their power to govern from god (4) thought that communism was the superior political system base your answer to questions 8 - 9 on the source below and on your knowledge of social studies. \that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter and abolish it and institute new government...\ 8. this quote demonstrates the right of the people to: 1. overthrow governments which do not uphold the social contract. 2. create a government that is based on separation of powers 3. prevent absolutism 4. favor a system of government that is based on the principles of monarchy. 9. according to the quote, power is with the: 1. government 2. people 3. president 4. supreme court

Explanation:

• Question 5: John Locke's ideas included natural rights such as life, liberty and property (pursuit of happiness is related). His philosophy influenced the Declaration of Independence.
• Question 6: The statement about natural - rights is a key value of the Enlightenment, which emphasized reason, individual rights and equality.
• Question 7: Many European monarchs in the 1600s believed in the divine - right of kings, that their power to govern came from God.
• Question 8: The quote shows the people's right to overthrow a government that fails to meet its end of the social contract.
• Question 9: The quote clearly states that the power to alter and abolish government lies with the people.

Answer:

1. (4) John Locke
2. (1) the Enlightenment
3. (3) Had been given their power to govern from God
4. 1. overthrow governments which do not uphold the social contract.
5. 2. People