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Which two ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers are contained in the US Constitution?

1.)limiting the powers of state governments
2.)separating powers in the government
3.)providing a single religion to influence government
 4.)linking governments and citizens through a social contract
5.)giving all the power to an executive

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The 2 ideas that thinkers in the US thought were contained in the US Constitution are:

  • 1) "Limiting the Powers of State Governments": The state should have legitimate power, in other words, a power that is representative and consented by the people to whom this state governs. People are free to do whatever is not prohibited by the law.  
  • 4) "Linking Governments and Citizens through a social contract": The "Theory of the Social Contract" is based makes a distinction between civil society and state. The state´s authority is based on the power consented by the people who are governed, which confirm the civil society. A person enters into civil society to protect their rights by contacting an unbiased authority such as appealing to a court.

The two ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers are contained in the US Constitution are limiting the powers of state governments and Linking governments and citizens through a social contract.

What is the idea of the Enlightenment thinkers in the Constitution of the US?

  • The constitution has mentioned that the state should have less power. Thus, powers must be divided and balanced with different legislations of the government.  

  • "Theory of the Social Contract" gives power to the people who are governed, which confirms the civil society. Thus, citizens have the right to remove the government and protect their freedom in the nation.

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