Question

John Locke's concept of natural rights and the social contract emphasizes which pair of concepts and definitions?

Answer 1

Answer:

Popular sovereignty is equal to political equality among citizens, is the right answer.

Explanation:

John Locke is the most prominent political thinkers of modern times. He published the book name "Two Treatises of Government"  in the year 1690. In this book, he supported a claimed that men are naturally born free and equal and gave more importance to natural rights. In the social contract theory, developed during the Age of Enlightenment, the idea of popular sovereignty was put forward by John Locke, Thomas Hobbes and  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In this theory of popular sovereignty, the legitimacy of the law is based on the acquiescence of the governed. According to the thinkers, when people choose to live in a society they give up some of their natural freedoms in return of the protection from threats that come from the freedom of others.

Therefore, it may be said that Locke emphasized on the pair of popular sovereignty and political equality.