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What philosopher influenced the framers vision?
philosopher \ Baron de Montesquieu, namely his Spirit of the Laws (1748).
Why did the framers feel it was necessary to limit the new government?
The Framers thought that this was necessary because they wanted to avoid having a government or a part of government that was too powerful. So the decided to create a government in which neither the executive nor the legislature (nor the judicial, for that matter) could have too much power.
Why did the framers believe in the separation of powers?
The framers believed that this separation of powers would ensure that no one person or group of persons would be able to create, administer and enforce the laws at the same time and thereby become too powerful. Each branch would be a check on the power of the other two branches.
How did John Locke influence the US Constitution?
John Locke and American Government John Locke is one of the most influential writers and political philosophers in history. On top of that he is most likely the most influential in the forming of the American constitution. Many of the ideas that Locke had formed were used in the creation of the United States Constitution.
What did John Locke mean by the separation of powers?
Individuals give up their natural rights to judge disputes and enforce the law of nature, and in thus giving up their individual rights they create the original powers of government: the legislative and executive, a distinction that Locke uses to justify a fundamental separation of powers.
Why did the framers of the Constitution write the Constitution?
If a ruler violates the people’s natural rights, the people have a right to rebel. The framers of the Constitution wanted to protect people’s natural rights and limit the power of the government. William Blackstone is the 18th century jurist who wrote a four-volume work on English law.
What was Locke’s conception of the state of nature?
In summary, Locke’s conception of the state of nature implies a law of nature, which is that “no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.” Natural law, then, implies natural rights to life, liberty and property.