Second Treatise of Government
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Preface Chapter 1: Of Civil-Government Chapter 2: Of the State of Nature Chapter 3: Of the State of War Chapter 4: Of Slavery Chapter 5: Of Property Chapter 6: Of Paternal Power Chapter 7: Of Political of Civil Society Chapter 8: Of the Beginning of Political Societies Chapter 9: Of the End of Political Society and Government Chapter 10: Of the Forms of a Common-wealth Chapter 11: Of the Extent of Legislative Power Chapter 12: Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Common-wealth Chapter 13: Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Common-wealth Chapter 14: Of Prerogative Chapter 15: Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, considered together Chapter 16: Of Conquest Chapter 17: Of Usurpation Chapter 18: Of Tyranny Chapter 19: Of the Dissolution of Government
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All Themes Nature, War, and Civil Society Consent of the Governed and the Role of Government Power and Absolute Monarchies The Dissolution of Government
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All Characters John Locke Sir Robert Filmer Sir Richard Hooker Thomas Hobbes King James I King William III
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All Terms Common-wealth Prerogative State of Nature State of War
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All Quizzes Preface Quiz Chapter 1: Of Civil-Government Quiz Chapter 2: Of the State of Nature Quiz Chapter 3: Of the State of War Quiz Chapter 4: Of Slavery Quiz Chapter 5: Of Property Quiz Chapter 6: Of Paternal Power Quiz Chapter 7: Of Political of Civil Society Quiz Chapter 8: Of the Beginning of Political Societies Quiz Chapter 9: Of the End of Political Society and Government Quiz Chapter 10: Of the Forms of a Common-wealth Quiz Chapter 11: Of the Extent of Legislative Power Quiz Chapter 12: Of the Legislative, Executive, and Federative Power of the Common-wealth Quiz Chapter 13: Of the Subordination of the Powers of the Common-wealth Quiz Chapter 14: Of Prerogative Quiz Chapter 15: Of Paternal, Political, and Despotical Power, considered together Quiz Chapter 16: Of Conquest Quiz Chapter 17: Of Usurpation Quiz Chapter 18: Of Tyranny Quiz Chapter 19: Of the Dissolution of Government Quiz
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Second Treatise of Government

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John Locke

Second Treatise of Government: Chapter 14: Of Prerogative Quiz 1 question

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