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: -Locke’s theory of government postulates that societies in their original condition comprised only individuals, without government. Individuals in this “state of nature"9 pos-sessed certain inherent rights and liberties which existed inde-pendently of government.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1690 Locke published his seminal Two Treatises of Government. His assertion that all legitimate government rests upon “the consent of the governed” profoundly altered discussions of political theory and promoted the development of democratic institutions.

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