according to benjamin franklin and john locke, what should a good government do? propagate scientific inquiry and experiments protect its citizens' natural rights allow for complete freedom of religion instill a sense of civic duty in its citizens nextreset

Both Benjamin Franklin and John Locke believed in protecting the natural rights of citizens. In fact, John Locke was one of the original thinkers in this field. He is credited with inventing the idea of government having the "consent of the governed". Meaning, that a government can only rule over people as long as the people want them in power. Benjamin Franklin, who was one of the Founding Fathers, believed greatly in this idea and no doubt helped contribute by helping include that idea when the Framers wrote the Constitution. 

the following best describes postwar era writers in their works:

progressive

many writers,authors,novelists,poets concentrated more on social art and social writing and stayed away from political writings.