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Which two ideas did the colonists adopt from Locke’s Enlightenment text Two Treatises on Government?

popular sovereignty

constitutional monarchy

natural rights

limited governments

checks and balances

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Answer:

natural rights

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In his major work Two Treatises of Government Locke rejects the idea of the divine right of kings, supports the idea of natural rights (especially of property), and argues for a limited constitutional government which would protect individual rights.

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Answer:

limited government and natural rights

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