Question

Which individual suggested the idea that if a

government fails to protect its people’s natural
rights of life, liberty, and property, the people
have the right to overthrow it?
(1) Karl Marx
(2) John Locke
(3) Thomas Hobbes
(4) Niccolò Machiavelli

Answer 1

(2) John Locke

During The Enlightenment, John Locke's arguments were heavily based around the ideas of the right to life, liberty, and property. His ideas eventually become the basis for the US government.