Which concept, brought forward by Locke, represented a shift in thinking about the role of government?

A. Citizens must support monarchs because they were chosen by God and cannot be displaced by man.

B. Royalty has a responsibility to serve the wealthy before the poor because the wealthy pay more taxes.

C. The government's duty is to maintain order even at the expense of the rights of the people.

D. A government exists to protect the citizens, and they have a responsibility to change it if it fails to do so.

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Valerie Contreras

12 October, 03:30

Which concept, brought forward by Locke, represented a shift in thinking about the role of government?

A. Citizens must support monarchs because they were chosen by God and cannot be displaced by man.

B. Royalty has a responsibility to serve the wealthy before the poor because the wealthy pay more taxes.

C. The government's duty is to maintain order even at the expense of the rights of the people.

D. A government exists to protect the citizens, and they have a responsibility to change it if it fails to do so.

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Slade Garner · Answer 1

The Answer is D. John Locke created a "social contract" where people in the state of nature conditionally transfer some of their rights to the government in order to better ensure the stable, comfortable enjoyment of their lives, liberty, and property. Since governments exist by the consent of the people in order to protect the rights of the people and promote the public good, governments that fail to do so can be resisted and replaced with new governments