Natural Rights & Declaration of Independence Slideshow: Natural Rights & Social Contract

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<p>Natural rights</p>

Natural rights

a basic set of inalienable rights that people are born with

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Social contract

an agreement made between the people and the government to protect natural rights

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In a social contract, the people agree to _____.

follow the laws of the government

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In a social contract, the people get _____.

protection of their natural rights

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In a social contract, the government agrees to _____.

protect the people’s natural rights

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In a social contract, the government gets _____.

power to rule

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Absolute power

government has too much power, so they take away rights from the people (e.g. dictatorship)

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Examples of absolute power

1984, Russia, and China

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State of nature

government is too weak to protect the people, so the people take rights away from each other (e.g. anarchy)

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Examples of state of nature

Lord of the Flies, Haiti