Montesquieu - thought up separation of powers, Afraid that one person would have too much power - Montesquieu, separation of powers - power should reside in multiple branches in government so no one had all the power, John Locke - thought of social contract, social contract - agreement between the people and the government in which the people give government permission to rule in order to protect their freedoms, Influential thinker behind natural rights (natural law) - John Locke, natural rights - rights given to man by God that cannot be taken away, list of John Locke's natural rights - life, liberty, and property,

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