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How do John Locke's ideas help explain why the colonies look to their legislaturies for leadership instead of the colonies of governor​

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Answer: Locke's most important piece of political philosophy is his Second Treatise of Civil Government. But in his first treatise, Locke explicitly refuted the idea that kings rule according to divine right (from God), and argued that human beings have natural rights upon which the government may not infringe.

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