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1. KSocial KContract: KAn Kagreement Kbetween Kpeople Kandn Kwhich
Kgovernment Ki Kzens Kconsent Kto Kbeing Kgoverned Kso Klong Kas KtheKciti- Kheir
Kgovernment Kprotects Kt Krights. Knatural
2. Natural KRights: Kthe Kidea Kthat Kall Khumans Kare Kborn Kwith Krights, Kwhich
Kinclude Kthe Kright Kto Klife, Kliberty, Kand Kproperty
3. State Kof KNature: KA Ktheory Kon Khow Kpeople Kmight Khave Klived Kbefore Ksocieties
Kcame Kinto Kexistence. Kis Ka Kcondition Kin Kwhich Kall Kof Kus Klive Kindividually Kand
Ksolitarily, Kprior Kto Kthe Kexistence Kof Ksociety. KWe Kare Kphysically Kand Kmentally
Kcapable Kof Kachieving Kour Kown Ksurvival.
4. Montesquieu K(1689-1755): Kcontribution Kin KThe KSpirit Kof Kthe KLaws K(1748)
Kregards Kthe Kstructure Kof Kpolitical Kinstitutions. KHe Kargues Kfor Ka Kseparation Kof
Kpowers: Kl Kegislative, Kexecutive, Kand Kjudicial. KEach Kwill Kserve Kas Ka Kcheck Kon
Kthe Kpower Kof Kthe Koh tKer, Klimiting Kthe Kharm Keach Kmight Kdo. Kseparates Kpower Kto
Koffset Kthe Kpower Kof Kdifferent Ksocial Kinterests: Kordinary Kpeople, Kthe
Karistocracy, Kand Kthe Kmonarch.
5. Thomas KHobbes K(1588-1679):: KOne Kof Kthe Kfirst Kindividuals Kto Kcontribute
Kto Kthe Kidea Kof Kthe Ksocial Kcontract Kwas Ka Kpre-Enlightenment KEnglish
Kphilosopher. KHobbes Kargues Kthat Ksociety Kis Knot Ksomething Knatural Kand
Kimmutable, Kbut Krather Kit KiKs Ksomething Kcreated Kby Kus. KWe Kdo Kthis Kto Kresolve
Kproblems Kwe Kcollectively Kface, Kto Kmake Kour Klives Kbetter. KState Kof KNature: Kit's
K"a Kwar Kof Kall Kagainst Kall." KBasically, Kthe Kstateof Knature Kis Ka Kpretty Knasty
Kplace Kwhere Klives Kare Kperpetually Kinsecure.
6. John KLocke K(1632-1704): Kwe Kare Kautonomous Kindividuals, Kcapable Kof
Kusing Kreason, Kand Kare Kdriven Kto Kadvance Kour Kpersonal Kinterests. KOur Kprimary
Kinterest is
survival, Kwhich Kwe Kwant Kto Kmake Ksecure Kand Kcomfortable. KTo Kachieve Kt hsi
security
and Kcomfort, Kwe Kacquire Kproperty. KTwo KTreatises Kof KGovernment, Kdisagrees,
Ksaying Kthe Kstate Kof Knature Kis Ka Krelatively Kdecent Kplace. KAll Kits Kinhabitants Kare
i Knal Kpeople, Kmindful Kof Kthe Kbasic Klaw Kof Knature Kto Knot Kharm Kanother, Kand
Kr a to
Kpeople Kwill Kgetalong K okay. KBut Kour Krelationship Kin Kthe Kstate Kof Knature Kis
K"inconvenient," Kimplying Kan Kincentive Kfor Kus Kto Kdevise Ka Kbetter, Kmore
Kconvenient Karrangement.
7. Jean-Jacques KRousseau K(1712-1778): KA KFrench Kman Kwho Kbelieved Kthat
Khumans Kare Knaturally Kgood Kand Kfree Kand Kcan Krely Kon Ktheir Kinstincts. KHe
Kalso Kadvocated Ka Kdemocracy Kbecause Khe Kbelieved Kthe Kgovernment ct KKcommon
should
Kexist Kto Kprote Kted Kto
good. KLike Kother KEnlightenment Kthinkers, Khe Kwas KpassionatelyKindivid-
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Kcommit Kual Kfreedom, Kbut Khe Kattacked Krationalism Kand Kcivilization
Kas Kdestroying Kliberating, Kthe Kindividual. KHe Kalso Kcalled Kfor Ka Krigid
Kdivision Kof Kgender Kro Kwomen Kshould Kbe Ksubordinate Kin Ksocial
Klife. KHis Kideals Kgreatly Kinfluenc
romantic Kmovement, Kwhich Krebelled Kagainst Kthe Kculture Kof Kthe KEnlightenment
Kin Kthe Klate Keighteenth Kcentury. KRousseau Kwas Kboth Kone Kof Kthe Kmost Kinfluential
Kvoices Kof Kthe
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Enlightenment Kand, Kin Khis Krejection Kof Krationalism Kand Ksocial Kdiscourse, Ka
Kharbinger Kof Kreaction Kagainst KEnlightenment Kideas.
8. Constitution Kis Kinfluenced Kby Kthe KEnlightenment: K(Separation Kof
Kpowers) Kem- Kbodies KMontesquieu's Kprinciples Kby Kseparating Kthe Klegislative,
Kexecutive, Kand Kjudicial Kpower, Kplacing Keach Kinto Kthe Khands Kof Kdifferent
Kpolitical Kactors.
9. Bill Kof KRights Kinfluenced Kby KEnlightenment: K· KThe KFirst KAmendment
Kgives Kus Ka Kdefinitive Kdeclaration Kfor Kthe Kprotection Kof Knatural Krights.
KProtections Kof Kindividual Kconscience Kas Kwell Kas Kprotections Kfor Kdemocratic
Kparticipation K(John KLock Kideology).
· The KSecond KAmendment, Kwhich Kalso Kembodies KLockean Kideas, Kpermits Kthe
Kpos- Ksession Kof Karms Kfor Kthe K"security Kof Ka Kfree KState."14 KIn Kthis
KAmendment, Kthe Kright Kto Krebellion Kis Kestablished.
· Due Kprocess Ksays Kall Kcitizens Kare Ksubject Kto Kfair Kand Kequitable Ktreatment.
· The KFourth K- KEighth KAmendments Kserve Kto Kboth Klimit Kthe Kpower KgoveKrnment
Khas
over Kus Kand Klay Kout Kprocedures Kwhich Kmust Kbe Kfollowed Kwhen Kdealing Kwith Kus
· The KNinth KAmendment Kmakes Kit Kclear Kthat Kthe Klist Kof Krights Kprotected Kin Kthe
Kfirst Keight KAmendments Kis Knot Kexhaustive Kand Kthat Kwe, Kthe Kpeople, Kcan Kassert
Kadditional Knatural Krights Kwhen Kwe Ksee Kfit K(at Kleast Kin Ktheory.)
· The KTenth KAmendment Kmakes Kclear Kthat Kpowers Knot Kspecifically Kgranted
Kto Kthe Kfederal Kgovernment Kare Kretained Kby Kthe Kstates Kand Kthe Kpeople
K(these Klast Ktwo Kare KLockean Kideals)
10. Declaration Kof KIndependence Kinfluenced Kby KEnlightenment: KLocke
Kmaintains Kthat Ksociety Kis Ka Krational Kbut Kvoluntary Kexpression. KGovernment,
Kwhich Kserves Kto Kregulate Kthe Kterms Kof Kthe Ksocial Kcontact Kon Kwhich Ksociety Kis
Kcreated, Kserves Kto Kprotect Kour Knatural Krights Kand Kserve Kas Ka Kdemocratic
Kconduit Kfor Kour Kinterests. KMost Kimportant Kof Kour Knatural Krights Kare Kliberty Kand
Kproperty.
11. National KGovernment Kunder Kthe KArticles Kof KConfederation: Kunicameral
Kcon- Kgress, Kor Kone Kchamber Kknown Kas Kthe KConfederation KCongress. Kno
Kexecutive Kor Kjudicial Kbranch. KFunctions Kin Korder Kto Kmake Ksure Kthat Kthe
Knational Kgovernment Kdid Knot Khave Ktoo Kmuch Kpower Kand Kthat Ktherotected.Kpower Kof
Kthe Kstates Kremained Kp Khad
the Kauthority Kto Kexchange Kambassadors Kand Kmake Ktreaties Kwith Kgovernment
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Kforeign Kand KIndian Ktribes, Kdeclare Kwar, Kcoin Kcurrency Kand Kborrow
Kmoney, Kand Kse Kbetween Kstates. KEach Kstate Klegislature Kappointed
Kdelegates Kto Kthe KCon
men Kcould Kbe Krecalled Kat Kany Ktime. KRegardless Kof Kits Ksize Kor Kthe Knumber Kof
Kdelegates Kit Kchose Kto Ksend, Keach Kstate Kwould Khave Konly Kone Kvote.
KDelegates Kcould Kserve Kfor
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1. KSocial KContract: KAn Kagreement Kbetween Kpeople Kandn Kwhich
Kgovernment Ki Kzens Kconsent Kto Kbeing Kgoverned Kso Klong Kas KtheKciti- Kheir
Kgovernment Kprotects Kt Krights. Knatural
2. Natural KRights: Kthe Kidea Kthat Kall Khumans Kare Kborn Kwith Krights, Kwhich
Kinclude Kthe Kright Kto Klife, Kliberty, Kand Kproperty
3. State Kof KNature: KA Ktheory Kon Khow Kpeople Kmight Khave Klived Kbefore Ksocieties
Kcame Kinto Kexistence. Kis Ka Kcondition Kin Kwhich Kall Kof Kus Klive Kindividually Kand
Ksolitarily, Kprior Kto Kthe Kexistence Kof Ksociety. KWe Kare Kphysically Kand Kmentally
Kcapable Kof Kachieving Kour Kown Ksurvival.
4. Montesquieu K(1689-1755): Kcontribution Kin KThe KSpirit Kof Kthe KLaws K(1748)
Kregards Kthe Kstructure Kof Kpolitical Kinstitutions. KHe Kargues Kfor Ka Kseparation Kof
Kpowers: Kl Kegislative, Kexecutive, Kand Kjudicial. KEach Kwill Kserve Kas Ka Kcheck Kon
Kthe Kpower Kof Kthe Koh tKer, Klimiting Kthe Kharm Keach Kmight Kdo. Kseparates Kpower Kto
Koffset Kthe Kpower Kof Kdifferent Ksocial Kinterests: Kordinary Kpeople, Kthe
Karistocracy, Kand Kthe Kmonarch.
5. Thomas KHobbes K(1588-1679):: KOne Kof Kthe Kfirst Kindividuals Kto Kcontribute
Kto Kthe Kidea Kof Kthe Ksocial Kcontract Kwas Ka Kpre-Enlightenment KEnglish
Kphilosopher. KHobbes Kargues Kthat Ksociety Kis Knot Ksomething Knatural Kand
Kimmutable, Kbut Krather Kit KiKs Ksomething Kcreated Kby Kus. KWe Kdo Kthis Kto Kresolve
Kproblems Kwe Kcollectively Kface, Kto Kmake Kour Klives Kbetter. KState Kof KNature: Kit's
K"a Kwar Kof Kall Kagainst Kall." KBasically, Kthe Kstateof Knature Kis Ka Kpretty Knasty
Kplace Kwhere Klives Kare Kperpetually Kinsecure.
6. John KLocke K(1632-1704): Kwe Kare Kautonomous Kindividuals, Kcapable Kof
Kusing Kreason, Kand Kare Kdriven Kto Kadvance Kour Kpersonal Kinterests. KOur Kprimary
Kinterest is
survival, Kwhich Kwe Kwant Kto Kmake Ksecure Kand Kcomfortable. KTo Kachieve Kt hsi
security
and Kcomfort, Kwe Kacquire Kproperty. KTwo KTreatises Kof KGovernment, Kdisagrees,
Ksaying Kthe Kstate Kof Knature Kis Ka Krelatively Kdecent Kplace. KAll Kits Kinhabitants Kare
i Knal Kpeople, Kmindful Kof Kthe Kbasic Klaw Kof Knature Kto Knot Kharm Kanother, Kand
Kr a to
Kpeople Kwill Kgetalong K okay. KBut Kour Krelationship Kin Kthe Kstate Kof Knature Kis
K"inconvenient," Kimplying Kan Kincentive Kfor Kus Kto Kdevise Ka Kbetter, Kmore
Kconvenient Karrangement.
7. Jean-Jacques KRousseau K(1712-1778): KA KFrench Kman Kwho Kbelieved Kthat
Khumans Kare Knaturally Kgood Kand Kfree Kand Kcan Krely Kon Ktheir Kinstincts. KHe
Kalso Kadvocated Ka Kdemocracy Kbecause Khe Kbelieved Kthe Kgovernment ct KKcommon
should
Kexist Kto Kprote Kted Kto
good. KLike Kother KEnlightenment Kthinkers, Khe Kwas KpassionatelyKindivid-
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, Krather
Kthan Kles,
,WGU C963 American politics and US Constitution
Kcommit Kual Kfreedom, Kbut Khe Kattacked Krationalism Kand Kcivilization
Kas Kdestroying Kliberating, Kthe Kindividual. KHe Kalso Kcalled Kfor Ka Krigid
Kdivision Kof Kgender Kro Kwomen Kshould Kbe Ksubordinate Kin Ksocial
Klife. KHis Kideals Kgreatly Kinfluenc
romantic Kmovement, Kwhich Krebelled Kagainst Kthe Kculture Kof Kthe KEnlightenment
Kin Kthe Klate Keighteenth Kcentury. KRousseau Kwas Kboth Kone Kof Kthe Kmost Kinfluential
Kvoices Kof Kthe
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Enlightenment Kand, Kin Khis Krejection Kof Krationalism Kand Ksocial Kdiscourse, Ka
Kharbinger Kof Kreaction Kagainst KEnlightenment Kideas.
8. Constitution Kis Kinfluenced Kby Kthe KEnlightenment: K(Separation Kof
Kpowers) Kem- Kbodies KMontesquieu's Kprinciples Kby Kseparating Kthe Klegislative,
Kexecutive, Kand Kjudicial Kpower, Kplacing Keach Kinto Kthe Khands Kof Kdifferent
Kpolitical Kactors.
9. Bill Kof KRights Kinfluenced Kby KEnlightenment: K· KThe KFirst KAmendment
Kgives Kus Ka Kdefinitive Kdeclaration Kfor Kthe Kprotection Kof Knatural Krights.
KProtections Kof Kindividual Kconscience Kas Kwell Kas Kprotections Kfor Kdemocratic
Kparticipation K(John KLock Kideology).
· The KSecond KAmendment, Kwhich Kalso Kembodies KLockean Kideas, Kpermits Kthe
Kpos- Ksession Kof Karms Kfor Kthe K"security Kof Ka Kfree KState."14 KIn Kthis
KAmendment, Kthe Kright Kto Krebellion Kis Kestablished.
· Due Kprocess Ksays Kall Kcitizens Kare Ksubject Kto Kfair Kand Kequitable Ktreatment.
· The KFourth K- KEighth KAmendments Kserve Kto Kboth Klimit Kthe Kpower KgoveKrnment
Khas
over Kus Kand Klay Kout Kprocedures Kwhich Kmust Kbe Kfollowed Kwhen Kdealing Kwith Kus
· The KNinth KAmendment Kmakes Kit Kclear Kthat Kthe Klist Kof Krights Kprotected Kin Kthe
Kfirst Keight KAmendments Kis Knot Kexhaustive Kand Kthat Kwe, Kthe Kpeople, Kcan Kassert
Kadditional Knatural Krights Kwhen Kwe Ksee Kfit K(at Kleast Kin Ktheory.)
· The KTenth KAmendment Kmakes Kclear Kthat Kpowers Knot Kspecifically Kgranted
Kto Kthe Kfederal Kgovernment Kare Kretained Kby Kthe Kstates Kand Kthe Kpeople
K(these Klast Ktwo Kare KLockean Kideals)
10. Declaration Kof KIndependence Kinfluenced Kby KEnlightenment: KLocke
Kmaintains Kthat Ksociety Kis Ka Krational Kbut Kvoluntary Kexpression. KGovernment,
Kwhich Kserves Kto Kregulate Kthe Kterms Kof Kthe Ksocial Kcontact Kon Kwhich Ksociety Kis
Kcreated, Kserves Kto Kprotect Kour Knatural Krights Kand Kserve Kas Ka Kdemocratic
Kconduit Kfor Kour Kinterests. KMost Kimportant Kof Kour Knatural Krights Kare Kliberty Kand
Kproperty.
11. National KGovernment Kunder Kthe KArticles Kof KConfederation: Kunicameral
Kcon- Kgress, Kor Kone Kchamber Kknown Kas Kthe KConfederation KCongress. Kno
Kexecutive Kor Kjudicial Kbranch. KFunctions Kin Korder Kto Kmake Ksure Kthat Kthe
Knational Kgovernment Kdid Knot Khave Ktoo Kmuch Kpower Kand Kthat Ktherotected.Kpower Kof
Kthe Kstates Kremained Kp Khad
the Kauthority Kto Kexchange Kambassadors Kand Kmake Ktreaties Kwith Kgovernment
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K disputes
,WGU C963 American politics and US Constitution
Kforeign Kand KIndian Ktribes, Kdeclare Kwar, Kcoin Kcurrency Kand Kborrow
Kmoney, Kand Kse Kbetween Kstates. KEach Kstate Klegislature Kappointed
Kdelegates Kto Kthe KCon
men Kcould Kbe Krecalled Kat Kany Ktime. KRegardless Kof Kits Ksize Kor Kthe Knumber Kof
Kdelegates Kit Kchose Kto Ksend, Keach Kstate Kwould Khave Konly Kone Kvote.
KDelegates Kcould Kserve Kfor
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