Question

According to John Locke’s social contract theory, which government would be an “illegal” government?(1 point) Responses 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 a king as its absolute authority] a government that does not have a king as its absolute authority ] a government that has appointed and elected leaders a government that has appointed and elected leaders a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs

Answer 1

According to John Locke's social contract theory, a government that does not have the consent of the people it governs would be considered an "illegal" government. Locke emphasized the importance of the consent of the governed as the foundation of legitimate political authority.