Question

Please help!!! Which of the following describes the Enlightenment idea of natural law? The idea that people consent to government authority and in return the government protects their rights The idea that people are born with rights that no government can take away The idea of dividing government powers into legislative, executive, and judicial branches The idea that there is a body of law said to come from nature that is common to all humans

Answer 1

The answer is option 2: The idea that people are born with rights that no government can take away.

The natural law is the idea that all humans beings are born with certain inalienable and universal rights (the right to freedom, life, privacy, education, etc.), regardless of their status, nationality, location, language, religion, ethnic origin and their acceptance of these rights. Furthermore, it holds that those rights are given by nature or a transcendent source.

Answer 2

"The idea that people are born with rights that no government can take away" sums up the Enlightenment view of Natural Law. These laws are considered inalienable.