Questions on Locke’s Second Treatise, Of Civil Government

Answer the following questions. Use the back of the paper, if necessary

l. Why does the state of Nature have a law of Nature?

2. Why does Locke believe that man will part with some of his power when he is in the state of Nature? To what ends does he part with his power over himself and his possessions?

3. What are the two powers that man gives up when he joins into a “particular political society?”

4. What is the legislative or supreme power’s obligation on how they should govern and what is the purpose of their governing?

5. What are the four boundaries on legislative power that Locke discusses?

6. When are the people bound to resist the government?