Have the right to take up arms against an established government? Under what circumstances would Locke agree that people Locke argued and the Founders agreed that if a government fails to protect the people's rights, the people have a right of revolution. Locke believed that since the people give the power to the government, they have the right to take it away if the government is not serving the purposes for which it was established.People give implicit consent, also called tacit consent, by accepting the laws and services of the government and nation of their birth. joining a society that already is established.agreeing to the contract that establishes the society whose members then establish the government and choose its officers.People give their consent in several ways. Its powers are delegated to it by the governed. Another of Locke's ideas that Jefferson stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government gets its right to govern from the consent of the people.Thomas Jefferson agreed and in the Declaration of Independence argued that the protection of rights is the main purpose of government. Locke and other natural rights philosophers said that the purpose of government is to protect natural rights.How do your answers compare with those of John Locke? What should the people have the right to do if their government does not serve the purposes for which it was created? Why should they have this right?.How should government get the authority or right to make laws telling people what they can and cannot do?.What in your opinion is the main purpose of government?.

Then compare your answers with those of John Locke and explain why you agree or disagree with Locke. Your teacher will divide the class into small groups to discuss your answers. There are questions you must answer in deciding what kind of government to create. You and everyone else in your imaginary state of nature have agreed to live under a government. This also means providing equal protection for the rights of everyone. Your problem is to design and establish the kind of government that will do what you want it to do, that is, protect your natural rights. Throughout history governments have deprived people of their rights more often than they have protected them. Locke, Jefferson, and others knew that this is not an easy task.

You must decide what kind of government you want and then establish it. You and others agree to enter into a social contract and a government to protect your natural rights. Suppose you are not satisfied with living in a state of nature.

Terms to Know autocracyД®xamining Government Protection of the Basic Rights of the People You should be able to explain why a government with a constitution is not necessarily a constitutional government, and be able to identify alternative models of government that the Founders had to choose from. When you finish this lesson you should understand the difference between limited and unlimited government, the difference between written and unwritten constitutions, and how Americans have used the term constitutional government. This lesson introduces you to some basic ideas the Framers used in creating the kind of government they thought would best protect the natural rights of each individual and promote the good of all. We the People:The Citizen and the Constitution

All power to the people