The Constitutional Underpinnings Enlightenment Philosophies (Framers of the Constitution)- 18th century Thomas Hobbes book: Leviathon believed the best way to protect life was to give power to an absolute monarch John Locke book: Second Treatise on a Civil Government believed that life, liberty, and property need to be respected Charles de Montesquieu book: The Spirit of Laws advocated for the separation of power into three branches of government Jean Jacques Rousseau believed in a social contract- government freely formed with the consent of the people The Articles of Confederation- led to the Constitution Accomplishments won the Revolutionary War (negotiated the treaty that would end the revolutionary war) established the Northwest Ordinance- methods by which states enter the Union
AP US Government and Politics (Constitutional Underpinnings)
The Constitutional Underpinnings Enlightenment Philosophies (Framers of the Constitution)- 18th century Thomas Hobbes book: Leviathon believed the best way to protect life was to give power to an absolute monarch John Locke book: Second Treatise on a Civil Government believed that life, liberty, and property need to be respected Charles de Montesquieu book: The Spirit of Laws advocated for the separation of power into three branches of government Jean Jacques Rousseau believed in a social contract- government freely formed with the consent of the people The Articles of Confederation- led to the Constitution Accomplishments won the Revolutionary War (negotiated the treaty that would end the revolutionary war) established the Northwest Ordinance- methods by which states enter the Union
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