Question

John Locke is mostly closely associated with which idea?

A.) Government powers should be separated.
B.)Governments exist only by the consent of the people.
C.)Joining a society means sacrificing one’s liberty.
D.)Sometimes leaders must be allowed to break the law

Answer 1

The correct option is B.
According to John Locke, political power is the natural power of every man which was collectively given up and delivered into the hand of a designated body. Thus, according to John, people hold political positions only because the people they are ruling give that position to them for a purpose, therefore, John hold that any politician who is not performing should be removed from office.