Which viewpoint most accurately describes the view of humankind held by the founding fathers who wrote our constitution?
a) people of average or below average intelligence should never be legally allowed to govern themselves.
b) people are not capable of governing themselves and should be ruled by the most capable who have risen in society.
c) people need a government that will keep the various factions in balance while giving ultimate authority to the people.
d) people are basically good and can be trusted to treat their fellow humans fairly and therefore need little government at all.

John locke, an enlightenment-era philosopher, influenced the american movement for independence. locke believed that all people were entitled to natural rights. which quotation from the preamble to the declaration of independence refers to natural rights?

Which is the best conclusion that can be drawn regarding the status of african-americans in the south in the late 1800s? a) african-americans made tremendous political, social, and economic advancements during the reconstruction era. b) passage of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the u. s. constitution guaranteed equal status and rights for all african-americans. c) the reconstruction policies enacted by the federal government were highly effective in african-american citizens transition to life after slavery. d) although african-americans had equal rights under federal law they were still economically, politically, and socially inferior to whites in the south during the reconstruction era.

Does increased security engender feelings of increased safety or does it increase the fears that people have?