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Locke's concept of natural rights includes:
A
Religion, ethics, and order
B
Life, liberty, and property
C
Wealth, health, and power
D
Freedom, justice, and duty
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Locke's concept of natural rights includes:
Religion, ethics, and order
Life, liberty, and property
Wealth, health, and power
Freedom, justice, and duty
What did Locke believe was the primary purpose of government?
Maintain economic equality
Control the masses
Protect natural rights
Promote religion
John Locke's theory of government is based on:
Communal living
Divine right
Social contract
Absolute monarchy
Locke's political philosophy heavily influenced which country?
Italy
France
United States
Germany
What is the main subject of "Two Treatises of Government"?
Economics
Political philosophy
Natural science
Theology
In what year did John Locke die?
1720
1690
1704
1715
Which of the following is one of Locke's most famous works?
The Prince
Leviathan
Two Treatises of Government
The Social Contract
Locke argued that laws derive their legitimacy from:
Fear of punishment
Tradition
Consent of the people
Divine authority
Locke's philosophy emphasizes:
Social hierarchy
Collective welfare
Individual rights
Government power
Locke's "tabula rasa" theory opposes the idea of:
Social behavior
Innate ideas
Empirical knowledge
Rational thought
Locke's work helped lay the foundation for:
Modern capitalism
Democratic government
Feudal society
Absolute monarchy
Locke believed that civil society is formed through:
Divine intervention
A social contract
Military conquest
Economic needs
Locke's ideas were primarily opposed by:
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Edmund Burke
Locke believed that rebellion against government is justified when:
Taxes are raised
Government violates natural rights
Religion is restricted
Economic inequality increases
Locke's epistemology emphasizes the role of:
Reason
Tradition
Faith
Emotion
Locke's influence on the U.S. Declaration of Independence is seen in the phrase:
"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
"We the people"
"For the people, by the people"
"All men are created equal"
Which phrase best summarizes Locke's theory of government?
"Might makes right"
"Consent of the governed"
"Divine right of kings"
"Survival of the fittest"
John Locke is best known as the father of:
Socialism
Liberalism
Communism
Realism
Locke's state of nature is characterized by:
Chaos
Cooperation and equality
Absolute power
Divine intervention
Locke argued that laws are meant to:
Limit liberty
Protect rights
Enforce morality
Create equality