Thomas Jefferson's ideas on the U.S. Consitution were heavily influenced by John Locke. The "Rights" that Jefferson is talking about is: Liberty, Life, and The Pursuit of Happiness. It is the right of the people that if the people don't like how the president is doing his job they could replace him with someone that can do the job right. According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to abolish and make a new government if the actual government becomes destructive. The government gets its power from the people because the people have the power to change or alter the goverment if something is going wrong.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
John Locke and "The Enlightment"
Thomas Jefferson's ideas on the U.S. Consitution were heavily influenced by John Locke. The "Rights" that Jefferson is talking about is: Liberty, Life, and The Pursuit of Happiness. It is the right of the people that if the people don't like how the president is doing his job they could replace him with someone that can do the job right. According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to abolish and make a new government if the actual government becomes destructive. The government gets its power from the people because the people have the power to change or alter the goverment if something is going wrong.
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