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Major contributors to social contract theory - Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Constitution - Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment Bill of Rights (Enlightenment) - The first eight Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence (Enlightenment) - people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Articles of Confederation weaknesses - No executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade Articles of Confederation - Strengths - Provided direction for the Revolution, the ability to conduct diplomacy with Europe, and deal with territorial issues and Native American relations. New Jersey Plan - The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population. Virginia Plan - Proposal to create a strong national government Constitutional Convention - A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution