influences of the US government

how did the Magna Carta influence the development of the US?

it helped formulate laws used in the US constitution

what ideas did John Locke believe in / write about?

wrote about tabula rasa (blank mind at birth) & natural rights / believed in social contract

how did John Locke’s ideas influence the development of the US?

Thomas Jefferson studies his ideas, which were the used to create the US constitution

what ideas did Montesquieu believe in / write about

wrote about how governments should be created & maintained / believed that liberty meant the peace of mind that come from being safe & following laws, separation of powers, & checks and balances

how did Montesquieu’s ideas influence the development of the US constitution?

his ideas guided the founding fathers in creating the constitution

what did the English Bill of Rights contain?

it limited control of the monarchy & gave the people more power, gave people more freedoms (speech, no taxation, free from cruel & unusual punishment)

how did the English Bill of Rights influence the development of the US constitution?

it helped framed the US Bill of Rights

what did the Enlightenment consist of?

ideas of natural rights, state of nature, social contract, consent of the governed, & republicanism

how did the Enlightenment time influence the development of the US constitution?

the founding fathers recognized many of the ideas from this time and used them in the Bill of Rights

what ideas did Thomas Hobbes write about / believe in?

wrote Leviathan / believed in state of nature, social contract, & single sovereignty

how did Thomas Hobbes’s ideas influence the development of the US constitution?

the constitution was built on ideas like the social contract

what was the Mayflower Compact written for?

to escape England for religious & political freedom

how did the Mayflower Compact influence the development of the US constitution?

it framed the constitution on the opposite of the framework of the English government

what ideas did Rousseau write about / believe in?

wrote The Social Contract / believed in government protecting liberty & helping people get along, natural & social freedom, & government should follow the general will (best intrest of society), majority rule, representative democracy, direct democracy

how did Rousseau’s ideas influence the development of the US constitution?

helped create a democracy based on his ideas, inspired the quote “a government of the people, by the people, for the people” by Lincoln