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How did the ideas of Montesquieu and Locke influence the Founding Fathers?
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∙ 8y ago
john Locke influenced the constitution by a lot of hid ideas. They (his ideas) were widely accepted by the founding fathers. He influenced our Bill of Rights because he said the government should protect your rights. The electing our president and other officials was his idea of consent of the governed. He also had the idea for limited government which was how our government started out.
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Did Montesquieu influence the Founding Fathers?
Charles Louis montesquieu did not influence thomas Jefferson the scientific revolution did and john Locke
What is the political founding fathers john Locke baron de montesqvieu?
who's the political view of the founding father. (john locke, baron de Montesquieu
How did montesquieu view of separation and john Locke's theories related to natural law Locke's social contract influence the founding fathers?
You need to answer this question because we don’t do homework and this is clearly homework. I suggest you make a Venn diagram to help you answer the question.
Which founding fathers were influenced by the Enlightenment?
John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau provided the ideas that our constitution was founded on. Locke defined "natural rights", while Montesquieu laid out separation of power, and Rousseau gave us The Social Contract.
Who or what influenced our founding fathers when writing the Constitution?
John Locke, mostly. He stole the ideas from a lot of other philosophers but he is the one credited with the influence for the Constitution.
Who influenced the US Constitution?
john Locke was the major influence on the founding fathers of the enlightenment.if you need more info, shoot me an e-mail.=D
How did the writings of the enlightenment thinkers influence the fouding fathers?
The writings of Enlightenment thinkers influenced the Founding Fathers by shaping their ideas on natural rights, liberty, and the role of government. Thinkers like John Locke, Montesquieu, and Voltaire inspired the Founding Fathers to draft documents like the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, which emphasized individual rights, separation of powers, and limited government.
How did john Locke influence the founding fathers?
John Locke was political philosopher and a proponent of natural law, and limited government. These two ideas that greatly influenced the Founding Fathers. Locke's ideas are reflected in both the Declaration of Independence, and the US Constitution.
How did Locke and montesquieu influence the declaration of independence?
Locke had the greatest direct influence. For example, Jefferson adapted the phrase 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' from Locke's 'Two Treatises on Government.' Montesquieu's book 'The Spirit of the Laws' had more influence on the U.S. constitution, because it described the checks and balances of having three branches of government.
How did Many of the ideas of Locke Montesquieu and Rousseau were associated withus anything?
Locke's idea of natural rights and limited government influenced the founding fathers of the United States in drafting the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Montesquieu's theory of separation of powers inspired the checks and balances system in the US government. Rousseau's concept of social contract theory influenced ideas of democracy and individual rights.
Which enlightenment thinker had the most influence on your founding documents?
John Locke
How did philosophers like Locke voltaire and montesquieu influence the world today?
By making the world less superstitious
