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What was meant by the Enlightenment idea of natural rights? A.rights given to the wealthy. B. rights that all are born with. C. rights given to minority groups.

D. rights given by the government

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B. rights that all are born with.
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Answer: B. Rights that all are born with

Explanation: The idea of ​​natural rights as the essential idea of ​​the Enlightenment, gives everyone the same rights that they receive by birth, and any suppression of these rights by anyone, or in the name of any dogma, constitutes a violation of the basic democratic principles.

Rights guaranteed only to the wealthy are usually an association for authoritative societies, where there is some "explanation" or principle of divine mandate, where everyone else is, so the majority, are subordinate to the absolute and wealthy.

According to natural rights, everyone has the right to take part in power, directly or indirectly, by choosing a government that is obliged to provide citizens with everything that they own according to their natural rights. Therefore, the government does not give these rights to citizens, it protects the guaranteed natural rights of citizens, and if it does not do so, citizens should be able to change the government.

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