4. Which of the following excerpts from the Declaration of Independence best illustrates the influence of John Locke's writings on the author of the document? (a) "Nor have we been wanting in our attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us." (b) "For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering, fundamentally, the forms of our governments; . .. for suspending our own legislatures and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever." (c) "And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." (d) "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

4. Which of the following excerpts from the Declaration of Independence best illustrates the influence of John Locke's writings on the author of the document? (a) "Nor have we been wanting in our attention to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us." (b) "For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering, fundamentally, the forms of our governments; . .. for suspending our own legislatures and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever." (c) "And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." (d) "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."