How did the Constitution of the United States reflect the ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers,?
to see the impact that the enlightenment had on the constitution we must loo at individual enlightenment thinkers take john locke, he belived that the goverment had to give its people basic natural rights such as the pursuit of happiness and property. he also belived that the peope should take a part in govenment if you did not like your leader you could take the necesssary steps to throw him off power. becera was an enlightment thinker who wanted reformation in prisons and better treatment for the peole. montesquieu belived in the separation of power that is how we have the three branches as a form of checks and balances so that not one branch could be over the others.
How did the u.s. constitution Reflect the ideas of the enlightenment?
The answer to the second question is a clear "No." The signatories of the American Declaration of Independence, the United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were motivated by "Enlightenment" principles. Political achievements of the Enlightenment: French historian and political writer, Alexis de Tocqueville, called attention to the significance of constitutional decentralization in the United States - the separation of powers into three relatively independent centers, the territorial division of power between federal and state governments, the further de-centralization to local units, and the decentralization of judicial process through the Anglo-American system of trial by jury.
What ideas did Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau contribute to political philosophy?
Montesquieu was a proponent of the idea of divided government, and that is reflected in our system of separation of powers. Voltaire advocated religious freedom and freedom of speech and thought, and these are reflected in our First Amendment. Rousseau forwarded the notion that the basis of of government is the people joining in a social contract providing for the common good, based on the idea of the general will. This is reflected in the principle of popular sovereignty in our Constitution: "We the people..."
Which element of the constitution reflects the influence of the french philosopher baron de montesquieu?
Check and balancement in Montesquieu division of powers
Where in the Constitution or in the modern American system do we see these philosophers' (Aristotle, Baron de Montesquieu, John Locke, and Thomas Hobbes) ideas being applied?
John Locke in our Constitution. ARISTOTLE typifies Sexism with his idea that women were nothing more than feedbags for babies that were complete in the semen. Makes me wonder why men blamed women for not producing sons.Thomas Hobbes is a toughone partly because I didn't read much of his stuff, but he did promote the monarchy so his contribution could be a negative meaning he was rejected as a philosopher to follow.Montesquieu for separation of power.And we shouldn't forget Berkeley for lending his name to a college in California.Another rejection was from DesCartes idea that animals were little more than automata and had no feelings so no pain.. without him we may have never had PETA or SPCA.There isn't a philosophy or theology that hasn't affected America one way or the other..Should not forget Adam Smith's naive outlook on capitalism which gave us Libertarians and in a perverted way the Tea party.I hope to see others go beyond your four choices.
How The Declaration of independence and the U.S Constitution reflect enlightenment ideas about government?
The Enlightenment (capital E) happened in Europe in the 1600s. People began to have different feelings about things, to think differently about a lot of things. As it had to do with government, the important new idea was that government belongs to the people, not vice versa. In all the time before that, people believed that the king basically owned the country. The king was picked by God, so to oppose the king was to oppose God. The king and his friends had the right to impose taxes, make laws, decide what was what, and the people's job was just to go along with this. But in the Enlightenment a new idea came about. The idea was that all men are born free. They give up a little of their freedom to create a government which provides social order. The government exists to serve the people, not vice versa, and when governments no longer serve peoples' needs, the people have a right and a DUTY to change those governments, or to get rid of them and create a new government. This is the idea expressed in the Declaration of Independence, starting with 'We hold these truths to be self-evident'. Thomas Jefferson was not telling King George something new, this was the prevailing view in England too! The Constitution says this too, but not so loudly. The preamble of the Constitution explains the six purposes of government--in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, etc. etc. And it begins 'We the People of the United States', meaning that the Constitution was put in place not just by the delegates to the convention or the people who run the government but by ALL the people of the US, it belongs to us and we can change it or abolish it if we want, if it no longer serves our purpose. Government is US, it is an expression of the will of the people, not something imposed on the people by the government.
How The Declaration of independence and the U.S Constitution reflect enlightenment ideas about government?
I think you need to look up the enlightenment political philosopher called John Locke. You might also look up a Scotsman named Hume. The ideas they suggested are generally considered important in the development of the US constitution. The English bill of rights was written at the start of the enlightenment period, this might also help.