John Locke (1632.8.29~1704.10.28) The 17th century English philosopher John Locke developed theories of empiricism that emphasized the role of human experience in the pursuit of knowledge and truth. Many of Locke's political theories influenced the authors of the Encarta Encyclopedia
FOUR COLONY MODELS (2) Model of New England (Puritan 1620 in Massachusetts Bay) ↓ Followed the doctrine of John Calvin (everyone had a calling given by God; read the Bible to find God's will and search for one's individual contact with God
Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, Baron de montesquieu (1689-1755) An influential French enlightenment political thinker. His Spirit of the Laws is his best known work. It is in this work that he explains his theory of separation of powers and checks and
CONSTITUTION OF THE ED STATES OF AMERICA We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America