Which of the following statements best represents John Locke’s view on how the political good life is achieved?

a. It is achieved when citizens unite in a social contract to foster their common purposes.
b. It is achieved when there is a balance between the people and nobility.
c. It is achieved by liberating people from oppression.
d. It is achieved when it is guided by inalienable sovereignty under the general will.


a. It is achieved when citizens unite in a social contract to foster their common purposes.

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a. meet with judges to explain the group's policy preferences b. file an amicus curiae brief to present the group's analysis of the case c. file a petition to get the group added to the list of plaintiffs - d. offer monetary incentives to the judges in the case

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