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What protects our natural rights fron the government?
The Bill of Rights.
Where does the government get its right to govern according to the natural rights philosophers?
they get it from the people/citizens. they get it from the people/citizens.
What is the purpose of government as described in the declaration of the independence?
To protect the natural rights of its citizens.
Who stated that the government must protect the natural rights of its citizens?
Manga Carta
What were the ideas about government of the Declaration of Independence?
A. Having Separate rights from England.B. To protect natural rights.Actually it was that the government gets it's powers from the governed, that the government protects our natural rights and that if the government is abusing these powers it needs to be corrected or abolished.
Why did john Locke believe that the government had an obligation to protect the citizens natural right?
Because the natural rights are the that we have no choose but to follow
Which enlightenment thinker believed that citizens should rebel against a tyrannical government?
John Locke believed that citizens have the right to rebel against a tyrannical government if it violates their natural rights to life, liberty, and property. He argued that government exists to protect these rights, and if it fails to do so, citizens have the right to overthrow it.
What does the natural rights mean in the declaration of independence?
That the government should protect the rights of their citizens.
Which type of government allows for citizens to have greatest political influence?
Where it is understood that a government does not grant rights, but that it exists to preserve the natural rights of its people, this creates a system where citizens' via the ballot box and through appointed officials who answer to the public, there citizens have the most power and political influence.
How does the bill of rights protect people?
It provides a list of things that the Federal government is NOT allowed to do.
Which philosopher felt it was governments job to protect the rights of citizens?
Plato! He divided the government (the state) into three, stating that justice can only be found in the state when all the classes of the state perform their functions well. Plato stated that it's the government (guardian rulers or philosophical rulers) to protect the rights of the citizens...
Which theory supports the replacement of the government when it begins to over step the power it has been given?
The theory that supports the replacement of government when it oversteps its power is often associated with John Locke's concept of social contract theory. According to this theory, individuals have the right to rebel against a government that violates their natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. This theory provides a justification for revolution and the establishment of a new government that better protects the rights of its citizens.
