The Declaration of Independence's contractual view of political structure, in which the government drew its authority from "the consent of the governed," was influenced most heavily by
A. Edmund Burke.
B. John Locke.
C. William Wilberforce.
D. Voltaire.
E. John Stuart Mill.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
What were the different approaches used for expansion of trade in the Americas in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, by the Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish? Why did the English have less success than the others during this period?
What will be an ideal response?
During the Ford administration,
A. government spending increased and taxes decreased. B. the national inflation rate declined after the end of the 1973 oil embargo. C. the cost of oil rose dramatically. D. the dependence of the United States on foreign oil lessened. E. the United States became the world's largest oil producer.
Which of these men was the last Soviet premier?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev B) Leonid Brezhnev C) Viktor Chernomyrdin D) Vladimir Putin
The mission of Captain Bligh's Bounty in 1787 was to
a. explore the Pacific Ocean in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. b. obtain breadfruit as a potential staple food for slaves in the West Indies. c. seek out new lands and peoples for Great Britain. d. map the islands to the west of Australia.