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This is an excerpt from John Locke's Second Treatise of Government.





Based on this excerpt, with which of the following statements from the Declaration of Independence would John Locke agree?

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"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."

"He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."
"He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power."

"He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for the purpose of obstructing the Laws of Naturalization of Foreigners..."
"He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for the purpose of obstructing the Laws of Naturalization of Foreigners..."

"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

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"He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

Locke argues that legitimate government must operate by laws made with the consent of the people (through their legislature) and that a ruler who refuses to allow or adhere to such laws is guilty of tyranny.