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Locke & Montesquieu's influences on American government
John Locke
Contributions
Natural Rights
Life
Liberty
Property
Given just by being humans
Governmet job
Protect these rights
Social contract
Governemt
Formed by the people
Give up some freedoms
Need for protection and order
Gains authority from
The governed
Violates rights
Then people can
change it
Overthrow it
Revolutionize against it
Influence
Inspired Thomas Jeffersonn
When writing
The Declaration of independence
"Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
Justified
Breaking away from Britain
They violated the colonized natural rights
Baron de Montesquieu
Separation of powers
Government separated into
Legislative
Makes laws
Executive
Enforces laws
Judicial
Interprets laws
Checks and balances
Prevents
Abuse of power
Each brand can limit other
Creates
Balanced
Government
Stable
.
Influence
Structure of
U.S constitution
Three branch system
Used till this day
Protects freedom
Prevents tyranny
Historical documents
Magna Carta (1215)
Key ideas
Limited power of the king
Rule of law
Guaranteed basic legal rights
First steps to
Constitutional government
Connection to
Locke
Supports
Government
Power is not absolute
Must follow laws
Protecting legal rights
Similar to natural rights
Montesquieu
Limiting the government
Similar to
Branches system
checks and balances
English bill of rights (1689)
Key ideas
Protected individual rights
Free speech
Petitioning the government
Limited monarchy
Required elections
Early representative government
Strengthened parliament's power
Connection to
Locke
Individual rights
Government must respect rights
Similar to
Natural rights
Social contract
Montesquieu
Strengthened legislative branch
Early steps to balanced power
Prevent tyranny
His main goal