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It's all about the Enlightenment!
Natural Rights - life, liberty & property
Separation of powers
Importance of the individual
Checks and balances
Social contract
Power derives from the consent of the governed

There's a TON of info at the Internet Modern History sourcebook:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook10.html

2006-11-19 14:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by Snance 4 · 0 0

Montesquieu had the greatest influence on the American constitution due to his work on the separation of powers.
(Senate, congress, Jura). Locke, Rousseau and Voltaire actually were advocates of the Self, Freedom and the rights of man to his property, family etc.

2006-11-19 17:19:13 · answer #2 · answered by Josephine 7 · 0 0

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