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One MAJOR difference between Hobbes sovreign and Locke's executive is that:

a.Hobbes sovreign could be impeached by a super-majority but Locke's executive must stay in office for a term of 6 years.



b.Hobbes sovreign possesses power over home politics and foreign policy but Locke's executive can engage in foreign policy.



c.Hobbes sovreign is NOT accountable to any one else but Locke's executive could be accountable to the legislature or aristocrasy



d.Hobbes sovreign must act alone at all times but Locke's executive can appoint assistants.

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Answer:

C: In Jack Hobbes' view of an ideal government the sovereign has absolute power and is accountable to no one while in Locke's system the executive is subject to checks and balances.

Step-by-step explanation:

while Jack Hobbes argued for the equality for all humans in principle he upheld the sovereignty of a single ruler as the best way of governance and granted absolute power to the same. John Locke on the other hand came up with a system of checks and balance that are a precursor to the modern democratic system.

Locke's system the executive has administrative powers but is accountable on the teInrms of the said administration the legislatures as well as the aristocracy, much like the modern British parliamentary system.

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