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Natural rights
a basic set of inalienable rights that people are born with
Social contract
an agreement made between the people and the government to protect natural rights
In a social contract, the people agree to _____.
follow the laws of the government
In a social contract, the people get _____.
protection of their natural rights
In a social contract, the government agrees to _____.
protect the people’s natural rights
In a social contract, the government gets _____.
power to rule
Absolute power
government has too much power, so they take away rights from the people (e.g. dictatorship)
Examples of absolute power
1984, Russia, and China
State of nature
government is too weak to protect the people, so the people take rights away from each other (e.g. anarchy)
Examples of state of nature
Lord of the Flies, Haiti
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