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Why did john Locke believe that the government had an obligation to protect the citizens natural right?
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What did John Locke think of the government?
john Locke said that the best kind of government had limited power and was accepted by all citizens.
Who influenced American colonists by introducing ideas of natural rights and government by agreement?
locke
What was a lasting environmental legacy from progressive era?
To expand the federal government's role in managing natural resources.
People have natural rights that the government should protect?
The Declaration of Independence and the constitution.
How did colonists transplant ideas of government to America?
The colonists transplanted English ideas of government to America by, they stood with a strong sense of English Political traditions. By doing that, they established a government.
Where does the government get its right to govern according to the natural rights philosophers?
they get it from the people/citizens. they get it from the people/citizens.
Which government protects a citizens natural rights federalism or a unitary system?
Federalism
What is the purpose of government as described in the declaration of the independence?
To protect the natural rights of its citizens.
Who stated that the government must protect the natural rights of its citizens?
Manga Carta
What is the basis of a natural obligation?
An obligation is a legal bond. Obligations can be civil or natural. A natural obligation implies moral duties which can be enforced only if the obligor consents to it.
What did Baron de Montesquieu believe about government's power?
baron de montesquieu believe that government can protect their natural rights....
What natural rights did Thomas Hobbes believe all citizens possess?
Life, Liberty, Property.
Which enlightenment thinker believed that citizens should rebel against a tyrannical government?
John Locke believed that citizens have the right to rebel against a tyrannical government if it violates their natural rights to life, liberty, and property. He argued that government exists to protect these rights, and if it fails to do so, citizens have the right to overthrow it.
What does the natural rights mean in the declaration of independence?
That the government should protect the rights of their citizens.
Who believe that natural law requiring governments to protect citizens rights to life liberty and property?
john Locke
Which type of government allows for citizens to have greatest political influence?
Where it is understood that a government does not grant rights, but that it exists to preserve the natural rights of its people, this creates a system where citizens' via the ballot box and through appointed officials who answer to the public, there citizens have the most power and political influence.
What can the people do if the government breaks their natural rights?
I am not sure but I believe that you can file a law suit.
