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People have natural rights that the government should protect?
The Declaration of Independence and the constitution.
What do we call the belief that people form governments to protect their natural rights?
Contract theory
Why do people have governments?
to protect people's rights
What do you call the belief that people form governments to protect their natural rights?
contract theory TeTe!! <3
What did Enlightenment philosophers believe that governments should?
Enlightenment philosophers believed that governments should protect the natural rights of individuals, promote the general welfare of society, and uphold the rule of law. They emphasized the importance of a social contract between the government and the people, where the power of the government is derived from the consent of the governed.
Who was a British philosopher who argued that governments only purpose was to protect man's natural rights?
John Locke
Why did John Locke believe people formed governments?
Locke believed that governments were formed to protect the rights of people. As such, he believed strongly in the concept of government only by the consent of the governed; the social contract; human rights to life, liberty, and property; and other political theories that were designed to protect the rights of every person.
Who believe that natural law requiring governments to protect citizens rights to life liberty and property?
john Locke
Who believed that natural law required governments to protect citizens rights to life liberty and property?
john Locke
Who believed that natural law required governments to protect citizen's. rights to life liberty and property?
john Locke
Who believed that natural laws required governments to protect citizens rights to life liberty and property?
john Locke
Which philosopher believed that a governments power comes from consent of the people?
John Locke believed that a government's power comes from the consent of the people. He argued that individuals have natural rights that governments must protect, and that if a government fails to do so, the people have the right to overthrow it.
