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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