The foundation for modern democracy, created by ....., held the belief in government by consent. If the government failed to protect the natural rights of citizens, they had the right to overthrow it.

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The foundation for modern democracy, created by ____, held the belief in government by consent. If the government failed to protect the natural rights of citizens, they had the right to overthrow it.

A	Rousseau
B	John Locke
C	Voltaire
D	Baron de Montesquieu

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government were published anonymously in 1689. In it, Locke proposed that government emerges from the consent of the government to protect their natural rights, which is the thesis of what is now called social contract theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Life of George Washington, the Father of Modern Democracy (English, Paperback, unknown)

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