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What is the primary distinction between natural rights and legal rights?
What is the primary distinction between natural rights and legal rights?
- Natural rights are granted by a monarch, while legal rights are granted by a government.
- Natural rights are based on laws, customs, or beliefs of a particular culture or government, while legal rights are not.
- Legal rights are bestowed by a given legal system, while natural rights are not dependent on any legal system. (correct)
- Natural rights are protected by the government, while legal rights are not.
What was the primary purpose of the concept of natural laws during the Enlightenment?
What was the primary purpose of the concept of natural laws during the Enlightenment?
- To promote the idea of absolute monarchy
- To challenge the authority of governments and establish a social contract (correct)
- To restrict individual freedoms
- To justify the divine right of kings
What is the relationship between natural rights and natural law?
What is the relationship between natural rights and natural law?
- Natural law is a subset of natural rights
- Natural rights are closely related to natural law (correct)
- Natural rights and natural law are unrelated concepts
- Natural rights are a subset of natural law
What is the significance of unalienable rights in relation to natural rights?
What is the significance of unalienable rights in relation to natural rights?
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What is the implication of natural rights being 'beyond the authority of any government or international body to dissolve'?
What is the implication of natural rights being 'beyond the authority of any government or international body to dissolve'?
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What is the relationship between natural rights and classical republicanism?
What is the relationship between natural rights and classical republicanism?
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