... . Locke's influence apparent in the Bill of Rights, the constitutional separation of powers, and the Declaration of Independence. Meanwhile, in France, Voltaire had popularized Locke's ideas about how the separations of powers were expanded by Brandon de Montesquieu. Locke's doctrine of natural rights appeared at the beginning of the French Revolution, in the Declaration of the Right's of Man, yet his beliefs in the sanctity of private property and the separation of powers never took hold there. Thereupon, the Reign of Terror. Then Locke in essence ... vanished from intellectual debates....

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... worked on knowable principles. The thought if reason could yield facts about the universe then it could be used also to understand and solve humanity's social, economic, and political problems. So, inspired by Newton's ability to find underlying causes to the world of matter, a new generation of thinkers began taking new approaches to uncover other mysteries. The influence of the scientific revolution moved beyond the world of science to philosophers. They ... emphasized the importance of the separation of powers, separation of church and state, religious liberty, and a Bill of Rights. ...

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... constitution, which is the opposite of Monarchy. In the United States the Declaration of Independence is a liberal idea. It state that all men are crated equal, have the rights to life, liberty and property. (The US Constitution p. 59) Declaring ones independence is an act of rebellion, which is self an act of one liberty. The US Constitution followed the Declaration of Independence in 1778, it was written by James Madison the "father of the Constitution". (The US Constitution p.6) The US Constitution is ... , and own land without the state taking it away without due process. (The US Con...

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... technological change in the seventeenth century brought about the greatest change to a seemingly ordinary concept that everyone experiences everyday- thought. Never before had such an immense change in the thought processes of a mass group of people, quite possibly the world over, occurred. A change in America from the very beliefs that founded the country with European settlers, a change in the world that brought new understanding and logical thinking to the masses, a change ... stay. (Cassara, 80-84) In 1776, compelled by the continuing contention with Britain and the new social and p...

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... technological change in the seventeenth century brought about the greatest change to a seemingly ordinary concept that everyone experiences everyday- thought. Never before had such an immense change in the thought processes of a mass group of people, quite possibly the world over, occurred. A change in America from the very beliefs that founded the country with European settlers, a change in the world that brought new understanding and logical thinking to the masses, a change ... stay. (Cassara, 80-84) In 1776, compelled by the continuing contention with Britain and the new social and p...

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... defines freedom as, "the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in a choice of action. "The most common related themes of freedom in todays society pertains to freedom of speech, freedom of press, and other freedoms we now take for granted stated in the Declaration of Independence. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant both put their philosophical views of freedom in their works: The Social Contract and The Grounding of Metaphysics of Morals. In the Social Contract, Rousseau ... in most, if not all, human beings. The specific course of action of a good will is duties, which Kan...

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... as to what an effective citizen entails. I grappled with this term through many drafts and in the end came up with many conclusions about effective citizenship. Let me state my main point of this paper, and that is, effective citizenship entails so many things and the true meaning of agood citizen? differs from person to person and from time to time. In this paper I will ... share with you how the idea of effective citizenship varies according to person and time and my personal ... certain inalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (Jefferson, ...

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