John Locke is mostly closely associated with which idea?
A.) Government powers should be separated.
B.)Governments exist only by the consent of the people.
C.)Joining a society means sacrificing one’s liberty.
D.)Sometimes leaders must be allowed to break the law
The correct option is B. According to John Locke, political power is the natural power of every man which was collectively given up and delivered into the hand of a designated body. Thus, according to John, people hold political positions only because the people they are ruling give that position to them for a purpose, therefore, John hold that any politician who is not performing should be removed from office.
