2006-12-06 02:25:06 · 3 answers · asked by hello motherhood!!! 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hmmmm... sounds like homework. You should do most of the research, but here are some pointers:
The Magna Carta gave basic rights to a group of notables form the king, which he could not just take away. This was stated in a piece of writing which even the king had to consider above him...
Locke wrote several essays in part to respond the "Leviathan" by Hobbes. One of the contractualist writers, he assumed that once the social contract had been established and the government had taken the freedoms related to violence from individuals, it was obligated to give basic human rights to the citizens, which were only to be taken away if the State was in dire danger.
Monthesquieu created a framework for dividing the powers of government between an executive and a legislative branch.
There is enough here to connect the dots if you do the research. Just consider a law above authority, basic rights to be protected by the State, and division of powers.
2006-12-06 05:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by Historygeek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Locke Influence On Constitution
2016-10-28 16:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Locke wrote the line "life, liberty, and the ownership of property," which you may recognize as a well known line in the US. The Magna Carta was an early (1215) constitution from which our leaders got many basic ideas.
2006-12-06 03:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by Adriana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋