JOHN LOCKE IDS for EXAM 3

Usurpation

the act of taking over the government by force, fraud, or some other unlawful means, without the consent of the governed. (Jan. 6, MAGA stormed the capitol)

Tyranny

when a ruler uses power for their own benefit instead of the people’s good.

Tacit consent

once you become a certain age, you are able to consent (only people who consent are in society); we must consent to be a part of society, if not you are a part of the State of Nature.

Prerogative

 the “fourth power of government” to act for the public good in situations where the law is silent or when the legislature is too slow to act.

Majoritarianism

the idea that the group with the most votes or support should make the decisions for everyone.

Arbitrariness

power that’s used without justification; the opposite of rule of law

Life, Liberty, and Property

John Locke

Lives, Liberty, and Estate

Hobbes

Nature

life before governments or laws existed

The Lockean case for resistance

John Locke argued that if a government fails to protect natural rights (life, liberty, property), people have a right to resist or overthrow it.