Question

use the excerpt below to answer the question that follows:
lockes principle of a natural right to property was established in the constitution. certain guarantees in the constitution protect the rights of people to own private property, enforce contracts, and engage freely in business activities. these freedoms are essential to a market economy. article i of the constitution also gave congress the power to regulate commerce and encourage the free flow of goods between states, creating an environment in which business could thrive.
based on this excerpt from the text, how was lockes principle for the right to property represented by the nation becoming one common market?
(1 point)
o it brought about an end to tariffs on goods traded and sold between states.
o individuals could now enforce contracts that the courts had originally rejected.
o businesses were now able to operate among all the states rather than just within their own state
o it gave people the right to engage freely in producing, selling, and buying products.
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Explanation:

The excerpt mentions that certain guarantees in the Constitution protect the rights of people to own private property, enforce contracts, and engage freely in business activities. These freedoms are essential to a market economy. Article I of the Constitution gave Congress the power to regulate commerce and encourage the free flow of goods between states, creating an environment in which business could thrive. The option "It gave people the right to engage freely in producing, selling, and buying products" aligns with the idea of engaging freely in business activities which is related to Locke's principle of the right to property as it pertains to economic activities in a common market. The other options either focus on too narrow aspects (like ending tariffs - which isn't directly stated as the main representation of Locke's principle here, or enforcing previously rejected contracts - not the main point) or are not as comprehensive in representing the overall economic freedom aspect related to Locke's property - right principle in the context of a common market.

Answer:

It gave people the right to engage freely in producing, selling, and buying products.