Question

Which of the following American political practices BEST exemplifies John Locke’s principle of consent of the governed?

Answer 1

Election of public officials best exemplifies John Locke’s principle of consent of the governed.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Consent refers to the freedom of natural and legal rights. John Locke was a great philosopher of all time and especially famous for his work doctrine of rights. Locke claimed that men are free and they have the right to do their own actions without depending on the will of other men. But in the case of government, people will come to power and they cannot live without the will of the government.

So he argued the fact which the government can be officially legal only when the people decide them to be legitimate. Not every person will have the same consent about the government they are living under. Because of the benefits they experienced from the government. so he called this as tacit consent.