Second Treatise

Question 1

1.

Answer 1

In a perfect state of nature everyone lived in a state of freedom and equality.

Question 2

2.

Answer 2

Humans invented government to scure their rights in this state

Question 3

3.

Answer 3

Government’s only purpose is to protect the rights of its citizens

Question 4

4.

Answer 4

The consent of the governed is required for the legitimacy of the government.

Question 5

5.

Answer 5

Any government that does not do what it is designed to do should be abolished.