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How does the principle of natural rights relate to the principle of social contract according to John Locke?
Citizens enter an agreement with the government and give up all their natural rights to have order and protection.
Citizens enter an agreement with the government, but natural rights limit those in power and protect the people.
The government must protect citizens' natural rights, but the citizens can choose which laws or policies to follow.
The government establishes a monarchy, where the citizens must abide by its laws and natural rights are limited.
Citizens enter an agreement with the government and give up all their natural rights to have order and protection.
Citizens enter an agreement with the government, but natural rights limit those in power and protect the people.
The government must protect citizens' natural rights, but the citizens can choose which laws or policies to follow.
The government establishes a monarchy, where the citizens must abide by its laws and natural rights are limited.
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According to John Locke, the correct relationship between the principle of natural rights and the principle of social contract is that **citizens enter an agreement with the government, but natural rights limit those in power and protect the people**.
Locke argued that individuals possess natural rights to life, liberty, and property, and that the primary purpose of government is to protect these rights. In his view, when citizens enter into a social contract, they agree to form a government that is meant to safeguard their natural rights. This contract implies that if a government fails to protect these rights or exceeds its authority, the people have the right to challenge it or remove it. Thus, the principles of natural rights and social contract are interconnected, with natural rights serving to constrain governmental power and ensure the protection of individual freedoms.
Locke argued that individuals possess natural rights to life, liberty, and property, and that the primary purpose of government is to protect these rights. In his view, when citizens enter into a social contract, they agree to form a government that is meant to safeguard their natural rights. This contract implies that if a government fails to protect these rights or exceeds its authority, the people have the right to challenge it or remove it. Thus, the principles of natural rights and social contract are interconnected, with natural rights serving to constrain governmental power and ensure the protection of individual freedoms.