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Course: Constitution 101 > Unit 2

Lesson 3: The Divine Right of Kings and Social Contract Theory
Arts and humanities
Constitution 101
Principles of the American Revolution: The Ideas and Events That Led to Change
The Divine Right of Kings and Social Contract Theory
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Understand: The Divine Right of Kings and Social Contract Theory

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Problem

The study of the relationship between the government and the people, where the people give away some of their rights in exchange for protection is known as _
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