Key Thinkers

Question 1

Jefferson believed that Government is..

Answer 1

‘best which governs least’

Question 2

John Locke believed government should be …

Answer 2

• established by consent.
• should not claim its legitimacy either from God or from nature.
• limited and protect people’s rights
  Political authority should come from the people.

Question 3

John Locke wrote in the time of ..

Answer 3

the Glorious revolution of 1688.James II was replaced by William of Orange in addition established the sovereignty of parliament over law-making.

Question 4

What key political concept did John Locke develop ?

Answer 4

‘social contract’: government should be established between the government and the governed. All should respect natural law and individual rights, if the government doesn’t respect natural law and individual rights, the people have the right to dissolve govt