Which of these were among John Locke's ideas?

• A. Natural Rights; Social Contract; Right to Overthrow Government
• B. Divine Right of Kings; Absolute Monarchy; Authority By Birth
• C. Economic Determinism; Mercantilism; Colonial Taxation
• D. Separation of Church and State; Religious Freedom

Answer: (A)

Locke’s political thought centers on natural rights, the social contract, and the right of the people to resist or overthrow a government that fails to protect those rights. He argued that people are entitled to life, liberty, and property, and that governments arise with the consent of the governed to safeguard those rights. If a government violates those rights or becomes tyrannical, the people have the justification to withdraw consent and establish a new government. This combination—natural rights, a contract-based government, and the right to overthrow a ruler who betrays the trust—best captures Locke’s ideas. The other options describe beliefs he argued against (like divine right and hereditary rule) or emphasize areas he didn’t foreground in this political framework, though he did support religious toleration, the main thrust here is the rights-and-resistance framework.