(02.03 hc) the passage below was written by thomas paine in his 1776 pamphlet, common sense. the powers of governing…in the hands of the king…himself such an…enemy to liberty…is he…a proper person to say to these colonies, "you shall make no laws but what i ." read the passage. what idea is the author trying to prove to the colonists? colonists may not agree with him, but the king has the right to rule. colonists should request that the king allow them representation. the king is violating the natural rights of the colonists. the king knows best how to govern the colonies.

The king is violating the natural rights of the colonists.

Explanation:

The king, as Paine says, is an enemy to liberty - therefore he does not care of the power of his people. The king also said, "YOU SHALL MAKE NO LAWS BUT WHAT I PLEASE." In other words, you shall not change the rules; only I can change the rules. I will change the rules whenever, wherever, and however I want. AND, I get to decide what these rules enforce.

Answer C) The king is violating the natural rights of the colonists.

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Explanation:

both include an amendment process.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.