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Do Not Yell Out the Answer!

Do Not Yell Out the Answer!. 2. How did the philosopher John Locke influence the principles of the Declaration of Independence? A. He wrote that governments should be organized under three competing branches.

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Do Not Yell Out the Answer!

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  1. Do Not Yell Out the Answer! • 2.How did the philosopher John Locke influence the principles of the Declaration of Independence? • A.He wrote that governments should be organized under three competing branches. • B.He wrote that people were born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property. • C.He was the first philosopher to advance the idea of separation of church and state. • D.He claimed that democracy would fail if men without property were allowed to vote.

  2. Explanation • John Locke advanced the theory that people are born with certain rights. When a government does not protect them, the citizen has the right or even the obligation to overthrow the government. Locke did not believe that kings were appointed by God to rule. Instead, he thought that the power to govern should be granted by the people. This language found its way into Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence and fueled revolution in Europe as well.

  3. Standard 19 The student will identify the origins, major developments, and the domestic impact of World War II, especially the growth of the federal government.

  4. Los Alamos • The Manhattan Project was created to invent the first atomic bomb. • Enrico Fermi and Albert Einstein worked together on the project. • On July 16, 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated. • It created a huge crater and shattered windows 125 miles away.

  5. Japan Surrenders • The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. • The 2nd was dropped on Nagasaki three days later. • August 14, 1945, Japan surrenders.

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