Which of europe's enlightenment philosophers wrote about natural rights? 1.john locke 2.baron de montesquieu 3.george washington 4.thomas hobbes

The correct answer is 1. John Locke wrote about natural rights.

Explanation:

John Locke considers natural law a divine decree that imposes global harmony through a mental disposition (reverence, fear of God, natural filial affection, love of neighbor), embodied in prohibited actions (stealing, killing and ultimately any violation of freedom of others), which oblige in favor of living together.

According to his ideas, the State's main mission is to protect three natural rights: life, liberty and private property of everything that a man has worked and can use, since the property has a limit; to these three rights a fourth is added: the right to defend these rights, as well as any other individual freedom of citizens, that the citizen gives to the State through a consensus gathered in writing or constitution.

b) a state law could be declared illegal if it contradicted the constitution.

explanation:

the conflict of this case originated when james w. mcculloch, a cashier of the baltimore branch of the second bank of the united states that the congress had chartered in 1816, refused to pay a tax imposed by the maryland state.

in the case, the state of maryland appealed that the establishment of a second bank was unconstitutional since the constitution didn't say anything about granting that power to congress. however, the case determined that even if such right wasn't specifically stated in the constitution, it was part of the "implied powers" of the government enunciated in article i, section 8.

the case also eliminated maryland's legislation to impose taxes to a national bank, asserting that even though the states retained the power of taxation, the constitution's laws are supreme and can not be controlled by the states, therefore, if a state law contradicts the constitution, it should be declared illegal.

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