John Locke definitely viewed liberty as something that is extremely important to the people of any given society. In John Locke’s second Treaties of civil government, he clearly outlined his worldview; one in which democracy should trump autocracy, a world where the individuals of any given country or society, have an opportunity to determine the direction and operation of such societies. To fully understand just how fundamental Locke believes liberty was to human beings is to first understand the reasons why he wrote the Treaties of civil government, in the first place. It is to be remembered that Locke wrote this particular piece of document in the 17th century, a time when the realization of true civil rights was nothing more than a figment of many peoples imagination.
It is reasonable for an individual to draw the conclusion that John Locke wrote his …show more content…
To show that John Locke’s theory has had significant implementations for how we govern in the 21st century, one can easily examine the frequent political fights between the executive branch and the legislative branch of the United States government. Often times, the Supreme Court is asked to decide issues that cannot be resolved between the other two branches. “The division of American government by the constitutional separation of powers doctrine creates a major constitutional confrontation at the center of the Federal Government” (Schwartz, 2013). In recent years the Supreme Court of the United States has been asked to decide a series of cases which involved several branches of government, competing against each other. For example, the Obama administration took the state of Arizona to court over the states’ decision to sign an immigration bill into law, which the Federal Government believed was on overreach by the state of Arizona, because the state did not have the legal authority to enforce federal
It is reasonable for an individual to draw the conclusion that John Locke wrote his …show more content…
To show that John Locke’s theory has had significant implementations for how we govern in the 21st century, one can easily examine the frequent political fights between the executive branch and the legislative branch of the United States government. Often times, the Supreme Court is asked to decide issues that cannot be resolved between the other two branches. “The division of American government by the constitutional separation of powers doctrine creates a major constitutional confrontation at the center of the Federal Government” (Schwartz, 2013). In recent years the Supreme Court of the United States has been asked to decide a series of cases which involved several branches of government, competing against each other. For example, the Obama administration took the state of Arizona to court over the states’ decision to sign an immigration bill into law, which the Federal Government believed was on overreach by the state of Arizona, because the state did not have the legal authority to enforce federal