THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL REVOLUTION
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Government protect people, people follow(give power) to the government
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Government protects people and people don’t complain.
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People cannot trust a government.
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People must trust the government and in return they cannot have a say in government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Accordingly, Locke held that the obligation to obey civil government under the social contract was conditional upon the protection of the natural rights of each person, including the right to private property. Sovereigns who violated these terms could be justifiably overthrown.
Detailed explanation-2: -A social contract is an implicit agreement between the people and their government about what each side provides to the other. The terms of the agreement can vary widely.
Detailed explanation-3: -Social contract theory in the context of political philosophy refers to the idea that people have consented to the authority of government and social rules either explicitly or tacitly. Contract theorists consider the consent of the governed the legitimate basis of government authority.
Detailed explanation-4: -At its core, social contract theory proposed that individuals give up the right to do anything they please in return for protection provided by government. Individuals surrender those rights they do not want others to use against them in order to enjoy the rest of their rights.