Enlightenment thinker john locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governs to protect their natural rights. if the government failed to do this, then what did the people have the right to do?

the people had the right to revolt and rebel

Explanation:

this is because he believed the government represented the people and believed they should protect their natural rights

To abolish the government and institute a new one.

Explanation:

John Lock developed these ideas in one of his most famous works: "Two Treatises of Government" (1689). In this work of political philosophy, John Locke claimed that men were by nature free and equal, but with the purpose to interact in a healthy society, it was necessary that they transferred some of their rights to a government. Such government had to be elected by the people and it should protect people's natural rights of life, liberty, and property. However, he also claimed that when the government failed to protect these rights, people had the right to abolish the government and institute a new one.

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