In the United States, political leaders are elected to represent the American people. While presidents, governors, and legislators have political authority, their power comes directly from the citizens who vote for them. This political philosophy is most similar to which of these philosophers' beliefs? A. John Calvin B. Thomas Hobbes C. John Locke D. Voltaire

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In the United States, political leaders are elected to represent the American people. While presidents, governors, and legislators have political authority, their power comes directly from the citizens who vote for them. This political philosophy is most similar to which of these philosophers' beliefs? A. John Calvin B. Thomas Hobbes C. John Locke D. Voltaire

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Iliana Huynh · Answer 1

C. John Locke. The United States's democracy is losely based on John Locke's ideas. The consent of the people idea was also his, and he believed that "all men are created equal". That the government was meant to serve the common man.