Enlightenment philosophers, such as John Locke, had a new vision about the relationship of government to its citizens. How did Locke’s vision differ from the views of government and citizenship up until that time? In what ways did his writings influence the founding fathers?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Locke believed that the relationship between a government and its citizens, called a social contract, should be based on the protection of rights and that the citizens of a country could reject their government if it failed to protect their rights. Thomas Jefferson modeled the Declaration of Independence after the arguments made in Locke’s Second Treatise on Government and argued that King George III had violated the social contract by failing to protect the rights of the colonists.
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