well it is irrelivent to think that it wasenglish and colonial so... you realy cant know the answer to that.
They Borrowed the English Bill of Rights
The Framers were influenced by a number of democratic principles. In particular, they drew on the ideas of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and various philosophers of the Enlightenment.
-Rule of Law -Basic Rights -Government by agreement or contract
The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Arab philosophers tried to harmonize Greek ideas with religious beliefs
Not necessarily. Their ideas were influenced by other philosophers, like Locke, Hume, and Montesquieu, and other people's ideas, like Adams' and Jefferson's, who had made clear their ideas, even though they weren't there.
They got ideas from the Roman Republic and their own brains.
The framers of the constitution had read many works of philosophers whose ideas they borrowed in drafting what is today the constitution of the Unite States of America. Some of these Philosophers included Rousseau, Locke and Montesquieu, and they held that a legitimate government had to look into the best interests of the people.
They Borrowed the English Bill of Rights
Two political theorists had great influence on the creation of the constitution; John Locke, and Baron de Montesquieu. Both of these men put a lot of weight on the consent of the governed and the role of the governed people in government. They also emphasized the importance of the social freedom of an individual to pursue life, liberty, and property.
The Framers were influenced by a number of democratic principles. In particular, they drew on the ideas of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and various philosophers of the Enlightenment.
philosophers of the enlightenment
philosophers of the enlightenment
The documents which explained the ideas behind, and which urged for the ratification of, the Constitution of the United States of America are known as The Federalist Papers.
The Framers of the Constitution deeply believed in liberal, democratic ideas, heavily influenced by Enlightenment thinkers. These principles were important to the colonists, who felt that the British crown treated them unfairly and did not represent their interests.
the concentration of too much power.
-Rule of Law -Basic Rights -Government by agreement or contract