Natural Rights
What are all 3 of the natural rights according to John Locke?
Life, Liberty, and Property.
Why would popular sovereignty prevent rebellion?
People usually end up more likely to listen to and not rebel against a government that they had a hand in choosing.
What happens when the government fails to protect your rights?
The people have the right to alter or abolish it.
Popular sovereignty dictates that a government's legitimacy comes directly from who?
What is the 1690 excerpt that we have been getting information from?
Second Treaties of Government
What is the hypothetical agreement where individuals give up some freedom in exchange for the protection of their rights that popular sovereignty relies on.
The Social Contract
What English philosopher said the following
"Every man is equal, and the greater part no strict observers of equity and justice, the enjoyment of the property he has in the state is very unsafe, very unsecure."
John Locke
What are the opening 3 words of the constitution?
We the people...
What was John Locke's thought on the state of nature?
John Locke thought that people were naturally reasonable and governed by the state of nature.