what relationship should exit according to john locke between man and government?

Question

history of the modern world

Answer 1

He developed an alternative to the Hobbesian state of nature and argued a government could only be legitimate if it received the consent of the governed through a social contract and protected the natural rights of life, liberty, and property. If such consent was not given, argued Locke, citizens had a right of rebellion.

Answer 2

It is known as the social contract between government and the people. Both government and the people have distinct roles. The idea is that humans abandoned a natural (free and ungoverned) state in favor of a society that provides them with order, structure, and most importantly, protection. The government should protect the citizens rights of life,liberty, and property. People agreed to live under a common government. Following a universal law is the duty of the citizens to protect the government that offers this law to them. Citizens have a binding contract among themselves.