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The Founders of the United States believed that citizens should give up some
of their freedoms to a government. In exchange, that government needed to
protect the people's:

A. natural rights.
B. social contract.
C. popular sovereignty.
D. separation of powers.

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Answer:

A

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Answer:

B

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The Enlightenment Period spread ideas of the natural rights of men as opposed to leaders being chosen by a heavenly power. The Founders used this idea to create a powerful government that protected its people as well as their rights.

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