John Locke and "The Enlightment"

The Rights:
* The rights that Jefferson is talking about are the rights that are stated on the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson stated that " All man are created Equal, and that we have the right of Freedom,Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness". Basically what he is trying to say is that being an American gives you the right of a lot of thing and also that you are free and have the power to do certain things.
The Government:
* According to the Declaration of Independence I believe that the power of the Government comes from the people. If the people don't agree with there government they have the power to do something about it for there own safety. Its like the system of Checks and Balances everything has to work out in order for it to be good. Government is just a system that we have in order to keep everything in control and in order at all times. Its basically there for our protection and pro vending our country from chaos. The people make this happen. We vote for our President. Its up to us to vote for a good leader to make this things happen. Basically what John Locke is trying to say is that men has to power to pick and overthrow our Government. If were not happy with it we have the power to try to do something about it.