Reading Assignment
Be sure you have read Chapter 2 before completing the activities in this section.
What are the various influences on the founding documents and the U.S. Constitution?
What ideas contributed to the American Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
Describe how each of the following contributed to the American form of democracy:
- John Locke
- Thomas Hobbes
- Social Contract Theory
- Founders' view of power and Republicanism
Describe the rights developed out of the British Struggle for democracy in the following documents and explain their effect on the American form of government:
- Magna Carta
- English Petition of Rights (1629)
- Habeas Corpus Act
- English Bill of Rights (1689)
Explain the influence of the American experience on:
- The framers and the U.S. Constitution
- Revolution
- Articles of Confederation
- State Governments
