John Locke in Your Words (periods 3+4)

Below find your class' paraphrasing of John Locke. Feel free to read and bring a question or 2 to class or post your question as a comment .

A. Section 87-89
In order for a civil society to exist, the community must be united and willing to give up some personal power to the government, which will establish laws that will protect life, freedom, and property; otherwise the community is in a state of nature. To become part of a commonwealth one must give up the prosecution power to the legislative and executive powers, who may take any means necessary.
Bryan Kotschevar, Becca Rose, Kelsey Hansen, Lekha Somashekara, Amy McMeeking, Leyla Budimlic
B. Sections 95-97

Men must be free and equal; they are subject to the change of government power. When people choose to come together as a community, they create a body called the majority. People, when part of the majority, have an obligation to follow its decisions as well as its leader.

Dylon Jamison, Alladin Budimlic, Kyle Andrews, Shannon Brown, Emily Dillhunt

C. Chapter IV, Sect 123-127

Although the state of nature has absolute freedom, men will join together in a commonwealth for the conservation and security of their lives, liberties, and estates. They will also form a government to establish common laws and punishments with a power to back them in order to prevent injustice.

Katie Tetzloff, Spencer Johnson, Ashely Sadauskis, Omar, Kjersten Savage

D. Sections 128-131



A man has two powers which include doing whatever he thinks he needs to do in order to keep his power, and the power to punish the crimes committed against law. Also, mankind is one community, makes up one society, and is distinct from all other creatures.
Matt Cyr, Jayden Schuster, Vishvesh Dave, Kristi Taraba, Hannah Church
E.
Once society has been established, government is a natural progression. Through common-wealth, people with common goals come together to form a government that will help them reach those goals.

Matt Broman, Emily Sadecki, Morgan McBride, Laurence Kuisle, Adrianne Curtis
F. Chapter IX

No one individual can have absolute power and the power of decisions should belong to the people. The laws created by those chosen to make them are absolute and there should be no negative influence about it. Power should only be used to preserve the property and wellbeing of the people.

Bekhtu S, Rahul M, Alyssa A, Darious J, Laura H

G. Chapter XVIII
Tyranny is the abuse of power for one's self-gratification to which no one has a right. Not only Monarchies, but any government (one or many people) is susceptible to tyranny. Just because you have the power to oppress your subjects does not give you the right to do so.

Matt Muroya, Missy Angus, Alex Skrukrud, Tram Nguyen, Hamsitha Dontamsett