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August 30 EQ- Who are the philosophers behind our American Government? Standard- SSCG1 Bellwork: see next slide
Table of Contents 19. Philosopher Notes 20. Pardon Me Homework: Work on the Project
Warm-Up O Think back to when you were first
bornO Would you say people are born good
and learn how to be badO OR
O Would you say people are born bad and learn how to be good
O Write a brief paragraph explaining your opinion
Influential Philosophers
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Three Main Philosophers O These three philosophers ideas
helped shape the way our government is ran todayO John LockeO Thomas Hobbes O Baron De Montesquieu
Locke O Biography
O Lived in England from 1632-1704O Wrote the Second Treatise of
Government
Locke O Beliefs
O People were born good and society corrupts themO All ppl have natural rights that cannot be taken
awayOLife, liberty, and property
O Ppl should be free to live their own livesO Purpose of government is to secure and protect
ppl’s rights O Ppl must obey lawsO Ppl have a right to rebel and change the govt if it
abuses its power
LockeO Importance
O His ideas were used to justify the American Revolution
O Thomas Jefferson borrowed his ideas to write the Declaration of Independence
O “natural rights” influenced our Bill of Rights
HobbesO Biography
O Lived in England from 1588-1679O Wrote The Leviathan
Hobbes O Beliefs
O Ppl were born corrupt and a govt is needed to control and protect them
O Social Contract-ppl give up their free will to form a govt in the hope that it will control society and end chaos
O Ppl have no right to rebel against the govt
O Govt should have absolute power O Monarchies were preferred
HobbesO Importance
O Originator of the social contract theory
O Ideas about popular sovereignty and limited govt come from him
Montesquieu O Biography
O Lived in France from 1689-1755O Wrote The Spirit of Laws in 1748
MontesquieuO Beliefs
O War led to the need for govt and lawsO Purpose of govt is to maintain order in
society, provide political liberty, and protect property
O The power of the government should be balanced
O No one part of government should have total control
Montesquieu O Importance
O From him, we get our ideas of: O Check and balancesO Separate and equal branchesO Ordered government
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