HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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justify absolutism and the divine right of kings
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support demands for constitutional government.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The supreme authority of government, Locke said, should reside in the law-making legislature, like England’s Parliament. The executive (prime minister) and courts would be creations of the legislature and under its authority.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Locke’s theory, man in the ‘State of Nature’ felt the need to protect their property and for the purpose of protection of their property, men entered into the “Social Contract”. Under the contract, people came together and made two agreements, namely, Pactum Unionis and Pactum Subjectionis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Eighteenth-century liberalism drew heavily upon the thinking of the philosopher John Locke. men retain their natural rights, as they predated the establishment of political authority. “Deism” was a religious adaptation of Enlightenment thought in both Europe and colonial America.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under what circumstances did John Locke think it would be acceptable for the people to overthrow the government? c. If the government violated the social contract, the people could overthrow the government. Why did Montesquieu advocate the separation of powers?