Quiz for Evaluating the Evidence 15.3: John Locke, Two Treatises of Government

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Correct. The answer is c. According to Locke, governments existed so that “men might have and secure their properties.”
Incorrect. The answer is c. According to Locke, governments existed so that “men might have and secure their properties.”
1. According to Locke, what was the central purpose of government?

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Correct. The answer is a. Locke believed that taxes were just and necessary but that they could be legitimately levied only with the consent of the governed.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Locke believed that taxes were just and necessary but that they could be legitimately levied only with the consent of the governed.
2. In Locke’s view, under what conditions could leaders impose taxes on the people?

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Correct. The answer is c. In Locke’s view, any effort to make laws without the people’s consent nullified the people’s obligations to the existing government.
Incorrect. The answer is c. In Locke’s view, any effort to make laws without the people’s consent nullified the people’s obligations to the existing government.
3. According to Locke, which of these justified rebellion?