What did John Locke believe about government? Check all that apply.Citizens should obey the government at all costs.The government should protect people’s fundamental rights.The government should exert absolute rule to control citizens.There should be a social contract between citizens and the government.The role of government is to curb people’s natural tendency toward violence.

John Locke argued that government exists to protect people’s fundamental rights, including life, liberty, and property. He also believed government is formed through a social contract, in which people consent to its authority. Locke did not support absolute rule or obedience at all costs; the idea that government must control people’s violent nature is more closely associated with Thomas Hobbes.

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