Locke's contribution to American political thought was the way he formulated liberal thought. In Locke's thought, men have intrinsic moral worth. They are capable of being their own moral agents, thus capable of self rule. They are equal, and they are free from claims of divine right to rule. This is liberalization, meaning that traditional ruling systems of personal power, justified by divine right, are rejected. The political power is opened up to the people, and "opening" is what liberalism means. When the people have the sovereign power, power becomes a public matter. In Latin, that is "Res Publica." Self rule is a republic. The power of the people is delegated to representatives to speak on their behalf so people have a stable environment in which to pursue economic activity.
Since men are free and equal, then, they have natural rights. These are life, liberty, health, and pursuit of property. Property is the source of political power, hence freedom, and this comes with the obligation to defend it so you don't lose that liberty. You cannot alienate your natural rights. You must set up a system to limit encroachments and preserve your rights. So you must have the ability to protect your freedom, which is the right to pursue property. Jefferson cribbed this line but he changed "property" to "happiness."
<em>The Constitution states people’s rights and civil liberties but sometimes this rights are violated. Per example regarding discrimination matters; the right to vote; to have a house; to have education. In these cases a person can go to the court and they can sue the one who is violating their rights. Then the court can interfere in the situation against the government, business or the person that is violating your rights. The court can check if the law is being applied accordingly with the Constitution and can set measures to make your rights being applied using many legal tools as financial penalty, prohibitions or law adjustments.</em>
Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic are the two languages from the Proto-Uralic family.
