John Locke's belief that government derives its authority from the people influenced the Declaration of Independence, which says, "Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from __________."
a. the consent of the governed
b. the right to revolt
c. the laws of Nature and Nature's God
d. government itself
a
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The following bar chart tests the hypothesis that the higher the level
of economic freedom in a country, the higher the level of democracy. It uses the Fraser Institute's ranking of economic freedom, with the countries in Quintile 1 having the most freedom, and the ones in Quintile 5 having the least freedom. The results show that: a. countries in Quintiles 1 and 3 have higher democracy rankings than those in Quintile 4. b. Quintile 4 has the lowest democracy ranking. c. Quintile 2 has the third-lowest democracy ranking. d. Quintile 4 has a higher democracy ranking than Quintile 3.
Conduct or language that incites rebellion again the authority of a state is called
A) ?actual malice. B) ?alien slander. C) ?seditious libel. D) ?seditious slander. E) ?seditious malice.