Legitimacy
According to Locke, a government is legitimate only if it protects these.
What are natural rights?
This is the idea that people must agree to be governed.
What is consent of the governed?
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Locke said these are the three natural rights.
What are life, liberty, and property?
This is the name of Locke’s famous book on government.
What is Two Treatises of Government?
If a government becomes tyrannical, Locke says the people may do this.
What is overthrow or replace the government?
This modern democratic process shows consent in action.
What are elections?
Locke believed dividing government power helps prevent this.
What is tyranny?
For Locke, freedom means living under these kinds of laws.
What are fair laws that protect rights?
This idea allows people to remove a government that fails them.
What is the right to revolution?