Question

Which of the following most inspired the inclusion in the Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government? the English Bill of Rights Montesquieu's De l'esprit des Lois (Spirit of Laws) Locke's Second Treatise the Virginia House of Burgesses

Answer 1

The inclusion of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government in the Declaration of Independence was inspired by John Locke's Second Treatise of Government.

Step-by-step explanation:

The inclusion of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government in the Declaration of Independence was most inspired by John Locke's Second Treatise of Government. In this work, Locke argued that people have the natural right to resist and overthrow a government that violates their rights.

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson drew on Locke's ideas to express the colonists' belief that they had certain inalienable rights that no ruler had the power to deny. This belief was a key factor in the colonists' decision to revolt against British rule.

The idea of the right to revolt against a tyrannical government is not specifically derived from the other options listed in the question (the English Bill of Rights, Montesquieu's De l'esprit des Lois, or the Virginia House of Burgesses).

Answer 2

Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government. Locke argued for the idea that the people are ultimately the source of authority in governing, Thus the people also have the right to unseat a government that is not properly serving the nation's people. John Locke was arguing the idea of a "social contract." According to his view, a government's power to govern comes from the consent of the people themselves -- those who are to be governed. This was a change from the previous ideas of "divine right monarchy" -- that a king ruled because God appointed him to be the ruler. Locke repudiated the views of divine right monarchy in his First Treatise on Civil Government. In his Second Treatise on Civil Government, Locke argued for the rights of the people to create their own governments according to their own desires and for the sake of protecting their own life, liberty, and property.

The American founding fathers read Locke (as well as other Enlightenment writers). The American Revolution (1775-1783) and the ideas included in the Declariation of Independence and the Constitution were inspired by writers such as Locke.