The civil rights movement was an effort by Those of color (African Americans) to gain equal rights and end discrimination
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The 2000 election showed that the Electoral College does not always reflect the popular vote.
The person with the most votes might not win the election.
Certain states will get more attention from presidential candidates than others. For example, a state with a large population will have a greater impact on the election than a state with a small population.
Answer:
<h2>D. People can govern themselves in a republic.</h2>
Explanation:
Two examples of Enlightenment views in support of people's ability to govern themselves would be the thinking of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
According to Locke's view, a government's power to govern comes from the consent of the people themselves -- those who are to be governed. He argued for a representative form of government in which legislators were put in place by having the majority of people supporting them. Then the leaders would need to govern in such a way that the people's rights to life, liberty, and property were protected.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), in his landmark book, <em>The Social Contract</em>, strongly championed the sovereignty of the people (rather than thinking of kings as the "sovereign" ones). Rousseau contended that the "general will" of the people is always right -- in the sense that the people will, collectively, make decisions that are good for them as a society.
The Treaty of Versailles, which effectively ended World War I, required Germany to "pay reparations"--which were very harsh and actually led to the outbreak of World War II.
