Question
According to John Locke’s social contract theory, which government would be an “illegal” government?(1 point)
Responses
a government that does not have a king as its absolute authority]
a government that does not have a king as its absolute authority ]
a government that can make war against its enemies and tax its citizens
a government that can make war against its enemies and tax its citizens
a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs
a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs
a government that has appointed and elected leaders
Responses
a government that does not have a king as its absolute authority]
a government that does not have a king as its absolute authority ]
a government that can make war against its enemies and tax its citizens
a government that can make war against its enemies and tax its citizens
a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs
a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs
a government that has appointed and elected leaders
Answers
GPT-4o mini
According to John Locke’s social contract theory, the correct response is:
**a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs.**
Locke emphasized that legitimate government arises from the consent of the governed, and any government that lacks this consent is considered illegal or illegitimate.
**a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs.**
Locke emphasized that legitimate government arises from the consent of the governed, and any government that lacks this consent is considered illegal or illegitimate.