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Which of the following is a good example of the influence of Enlightenment ideas on state constitutions?

A.Separation of powers — The early state constitutions all contained John Adams's provision for the protection of people with property.
B.Parliamentary structure — The early state constitutions all copied Pennsylvania's model and had a unicameral (one house) legislature.
C.Natural rights — Most state constitutions had a bill of rights.
D.Religious freedom — State constitutions all dismantled the state churches that had existed during the colonial era

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C. Natural rights
Addition of basic human rights was an influence of the ideas of Enlightenment.
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