Which statement best explains the role of government according to john locke? a. governments should respect the fundamental rights of humans. b. the absolute authority of government is essential to ensure safety. c. the powers of government should be separated into different offices. d. governments take away the freedom of citizens and foster inequality.

   A. Governments should respect the fundamental rights of  

                 humans

Explanation:  John Locke (1632-1704) was an enlightening philosopher who advocated the thesis that all people were born free and that they all had guaranteed natural rights, such as the right to life, freedom and property. These natural rights are the foundation that belongs to everyone, irrespective of social order, or the dogma determined by someone else according to their interests. In this sense, people have a legitimate right to choose their own government and transfer these rights to it. Thus, the government would protect the interests of citizens, thus creating stable and safe conditions for free life and realization of their natural rights. This means that if the government does not protect the interests of the citizens, it can be replaced, and in that sense Locke advocated even a revolution as a means of realizing natural rights. It is clear that this way through their elected government, in essence the majority rule, and in order to make the government easier to control, it should be separated into executive and legislative ones. Today's vocabulary would mean that the government is divided into different offices. Although this is one of the options offered, and it could also be the correct answer to the question, however, this argument is also in the service of providing a government which should respect the  fundamental rights of citizens.

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