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‘Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. 1.03 i ‘Adapled fom John Locke, Of the Beginning of Potical | thing tobe the act ofthe whole but such a consent is next t- Societies,” a chapter of Locke's Second Treatise of Govermont (1650), "Men being, as been si, by nstr, all fe, equ, nd independent no ne can be pt ou ofthis esate, and sbjested received asthe act ofthe whol, and conclude every individual ‘othing but the conset of ever individual can make sy 50 impossible evero be ha if we consider the infiitis of ‘esi, and svocations of business, whien a number, ough ‘much es than hat oF a commana wil necessarily keep ‘many avay fom the public assembly To which iF we add the varity of opinions and contrary of interest, wich to te politcal pomes of ees without hs ona consers The _ 85 smavoldablybappen in al collections of men the corning into Line only whereby any one divi Rime fhe mature ber, '5 and pus on the boods ofc soe iby agreeing wit ober ‘men to join and unite into community fer hee eomforable, ‘fe, and peaceable living ove amongst snoce, ns secure society upon such terms would be only like Cat's coming {nto he teste, ony to go ou gsi. Such constitution as this would make the mighty Leviathan of sorter dation, than the fecbest creatures, nd ot ei oullast the dy i was ajymen of er propenicn and t peter sccntyepint any |60 BOM i: which cao! be suppose, il we ca think, that thar ae not of. This any numberof men may do, because it 10 injures not the Feedom ofthe rest; they ae lta they were inthe liberty of the state of ature, When any number of men have so consented to make one community or goverment. they sae thereby presently inorprated, and make one body pli, ‘wherein the majority have aight fo ct nd eonlude heres. 15." orshen any mirber af me have, bythe consent of very individual, mae community, they have thereby made ‘hat comminity one body, wih a power tact one body, ‘which it oly by the wil and determination ofthe msjri: forthat which ats any community, being only the consent of 20 the individuals oft and it being ncessary to tha whichis (one body 10 move one way iis necessary th Body should ‘ove that way whither the greater force cae it, which the consent ofthe majority: o else is imposible it should ct or) continue one body, one community, which he consent of every 25 individual tat united inci, agreed that it should and so every fone is ound hy that consn! ig he conchided hy the msjerty And therefore we see, hati assemblies, empowered oat «by postive laws, whee no number i et by tht positive law which empowers them, the at of the majority pases forte act 20 ofthe whole, od of course determines as hang, by he law of ‘ature and reason, the power ofthe whole. ‘At everyman, By consenting Withee ro make ‘one body politic under one government, put hinself under an obligation, to every one ofthat society, to submit tothe 25 determination ofthe mejoity, and o be anced by it; or else this igial compat, whereby he with oes incorporates ito one soc would simi nothing. und be no compact if Ine bel ee, sa under no other tis than be was im before in the tal of nature. For what spenrane would there be of any 40 compat? what new engageeat ihe were no feces ied by any decrees ofthe soy thin be himself though ft and did ‘actually consent? This would be sl at gent ibe, as be Iimself ad befor his compost, cr anyone ci inthe sate of ‘ature hath, who my submit himself, and consent o any acs 4 ofthe thinks ft Forifthe consent ofthe majority shall ot, i reson, be " ‘tinal reatues should desire and constitute societies only to Ue sauved ir where dhe nisjy cannot conclu be re, there they cannot act sone body, od consequenly wil be immediately dissolved pain. Bias eed co ‘As used in line 22, “rete” most nearly means A) more noble, B) more oppressive. ) more famous. _D) more abunden < Boo ae ‘Locke's main purpose in wing his natsage isto A) oulie the motives and stuctur bebind functioning Givilsciey. 2B) deseie the del society and chow how socal putes canbe eliminated. (©) present tind pita! theory in wap scent ) args tht governments based on popular ule se more Saletan sithoitran governments eee een | eee gag tas Which of he following is a major feature ofthe type of community” (ine 16) tat Locke analyzes? A) Members ofthe comin discal pope ighsand ‘work together for common defense. B) Member ofthe community mast arrive at nsnimous

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