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Use the following excerpt from John Locke's Two Treatises of Government to answer the following question:

"There remains still in the People a Supream Power to remove or alter the Legislative, when they find the Legislative act contrary to the trust reposed in them." -Public Domain

Locke's quote inspired the participants in both the French and American Revolutions. Which explains how Locke's words inspired the revolutionaries?

A. Locke criticizes the consolidation of wealth by the very few and pushes the poor to fight back against the wealthy and the government.

B. Locke criticizes the way legislatures use power to keep the people poor and encourages the people to take a stand.

C. Locke confirms that the government has the power to do as it pleases and can operate without public interference.

D. Locke confirms that the people have the power to overturn the government if it does not work to meet the people's needs.

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Locke confirms that the people have the power to overturn the government if it does not work to meet the people's needs.

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The best option from the list would be that "D. Locke confirms that the people have the power to overturn the government if it does not work to meet the people's needs," since he's saying that this "supreme power" is held by the citizens of a land, and the "Legislative" refers to the political body in a country that makes laws.
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