Question

Match each characteristic to the correct philosopher.

Williams Blackstone John Locke

Anwsers:

wrote the Second Treatise on Government

wrote the Commentaries on the Laws of England

supported the concept of popular sovereignty

believed that natural law was given to humans by God

maintained that the government cannot block a citizen’s rights to life, property, and liberty

Answer 1

John Locke. John Locke believed that the government's job was to uphold and protect our rights to life, liberty and property.
wrote the second treatise on government
and supported the concept of popular soverignty
the others are william blackstone

Answer 2

The correct matches are:

John Locke: Maintained that the government cannot black a citizen's rights to life, liberty, and property. He wrote the Second Treatise on Government. He supported the concept of popular sovereignty.

William Blackstone: He wrote the commentaries on the Laws of England and believed that natural law was given to humans by God.

William Blackstone(1723-1780) was an English jurist. He wrote the Commentaries on the Laws of England. The work is considered the best description of the doctrines of English law, and from then, it was the foundation of legal education in England and U.S. colleges.

John Locke(1632-1704) was an English philosopher. He is considered as the founder of British empiricism. He was the author of the first “systematic exposition and defense of political liberalism.” He also wrote: “A Letter Concerning Toleration”, “The Reasonableness of Christianity” and “Some Thoughts Concerning Education.”