I John Lockea. Context of writings is important to understanding the intenti. “2nd Treatise of Government”b. grew up in a royalist household and but became a strong supporter of the parliamentc. Oliver Cromwelli. beheaded the king, became a dictatorii. “Evangelical Christian”iii. caught up in himself and his own poweriv. even recently people have been discovering things that were hidden from Cromwelld. Locke didn’t believe in Divine Right, but in People’s Consente. Studied philosophy and medicine at Oxfordi. Received a degree in medicineii. In that time, after finishing college, people would become assistants to prominent people1. Locke became assistant to Sir Walter Baneiii. He became the family doctor of the Banes and the tutor to the childrenf. Fled to Holland with the Banesi. While in Holland, the Civil War broke out and the Parliamentarians won1. “Glorious Revolution” of 1688II His Thoughts on People: Key Word - CONSENTa. What makes government legitimate?i. When police force themselves into their homes, is that legitimate? NO – the people didn’t consent to itii. Ukraine: may have started legitimately through an election, but he became an illegitimate dictatorb. Is it okay for the people to stage an uprising?i. Yes, because the people come together and CONSENT to form a contract with each other to “change the state of nature”ii. What if one person does not agree?1. Rhode Island: Roger Williams formed his own colony with his own religious ideals2. So only the people who agree to it become part of the unified body contractc. So who rules?i. The majority should rule; true democracyd. Three theoretical concepts that we take for granted came from Locke:i. Consentii. Social Contractiii. Majority Rulee. Saw property as a meansi. It enables freedomP SC 1113 1st Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. Aggressiveness of the Pressa. Should private lives of officials be open to scrutiny?b. What should the public know about?II. Future political trendsa. Fewer professional politiciansb. Decentralization of governmentc. Weaker presidencyd. Rise of independent votersIII. Barriers to the Third Party Candidacya. Need moneyb. Difficult campaign system – getting on the ballot in 50 statesc. Finding the right persond. Tradition of political partiese. Convincing the public a third party candidate can winIV. Where do our ideas about government come from?a. John Locke (1632 – 1704)i. Civil war – royalist vs parliamentarians ii. Ascent of Oliver CromwellThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Established himself as “Lord Protector”Outline of Current Lecture I John Locke a. Monarchs and Divine Rightb. Locke’s Father was a Royalist, Locke became a parliamentariani. Fled to Hollandc. The Glorious Revolution of 1688d. Locke wrote to justify the Glorious RevolutionII The State of Naturea. Free but uncertaini. No laws or protectionIII What makes government legitimate?a. Consent of the governedi. A change from rule by divine rightIV Other contributions of Lockea. Contracti. Mayflower Compactb. Majority RuleV Importance of Propertya. Enables freedom Current LectureI John Locke a. Context of writings is important to understanding the intenti. “2nd Treatise of Government”b. grew up in a royalist household and but became a strong supporter of the parliamentc. Oliver Cromwell i. beheaded the king, became a dictatorii. “Evangelical Christian”iii. caught up in himself and his own poweriv. even recently people have been discovering things that were hidden fromCromwelld. Locke didn’t believe in Divine Right, but in People’s Consente. Studied philosophy and medicine at Oxfordi. Received a degree in medicineii. In that time, after finishing college, people would become assistants to prominent people1. Locke became assistant to Sir Walter Baneiii. He became the family doctor of the Banes and the tutor to the children f. Fled to Holland with the Banesi. While in Holland, the Civil War broke out and the Parliamentarians won1. “Glorious Revolution” of 1688II His Thoughts on People: Key Word - CONSENTa. What makes government legitimate?i. When police force themselves into their homes, is that legitimate? NO – the people didn’t consent to itii. Ukraine: may have started legitimately through an election, but he became an illegitimate dictatorb. Is it okay for the people to stage an uprising?i. Yes, because the people come together and CONSENT to form a contract with each other to “change the state of nature”ii. What if one person does not agree?1. Rhode Island: Roger Williams formed his own colony with his own religious ideals2. So only the people who agree to it become part of the unified body contractc. So who rules?i. The majority should rule; true democracyd. Three theoretical concepts that we take for granted came from Locke:i. Consentii. Social Contractiii. Majority Rulee. Saw property as a meansi. It enables freedom