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Investigate what “natural rights” involved.(1 point)
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reasoning about the natural instincts of people about social order
reasoning about the natural instincts of people about social order

reasoning why people might create a government in the first place
reasoning why people might create a government in the first place

reasoning about the natural development of inherited institutions
reasoning about the natural development of inherited institutions

reasoning what government should look like based on the natural world

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reasoning why people might create a government in the first place

Natural rights theory (e.g., Locke) argues people have inherent rights (life, liberty, property) and form governments by consent to protect those rights; government’s legitimacy rests on that purpose.