HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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According to John Locke, people form government to protect their:
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social contracts
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loyalties
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natural rights
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philosophies
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Explanation:
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: -As noted earlier, life, liberty and property are the three natural rights described by Locke.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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