they have in common that they were both important documents in history. and a big impact on the States.
John Locke famously known as the Father of Liberalism, is equally important to social contract theory. His contributions to the classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in American Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence
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The Enlightenment and John Locke's ideas of natural rights and social contract.
The fundamental principle of American democracy that is the basis for the Declaration of Independence being sent to King George III and is reflected in John Locke's ideas of a social contract is that of popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is the principle that the power of the state is derived from the will of the people. This is the basis for both the Declaration of Independence and Locke's ideas of a social contract because it establishes that the people have the right to overthrow a government that is not in their best interest. The Declaration of Independence was sent to King George III to inform him that the people of the United States had chosen to exercise their right to popular sovereignty by forming their own government. Locke's social contract also established popular sovereignty by arguing that the people have the right to overthrow oppressive governments and form new ones that would better serve their interests.
the declaration of independence
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Social Contract
John Locke famously known as the Father of Liberalism, is equally important to social contract theory. His contributions to the classical republicanism and liberal theory are reflected in American Declaration of Independence.
declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence
the social contract theory.
social contract theory
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The concept of natural rights is central to the Declaration of Independence and Social Contract Theory. This concept means that every person is born with certain rights that are not governed by law and can never be taken away.
John Locke
the Declaration of Independence