What is the role of government?

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What is the role of government?

According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the role of government? According to John Locke, what is the role of government?

How did Hobbes & Locke describe the relationship (social contract) between the sovereign and the people?

What were the concerns of the Founding Fathers between 1783-87?

What were the Anti-Federalists’ concerns about the new Constitution and National Government?

How did the Federalists defend the new Constitution and National Government?

Bottom line, what were the Federalists’ biggest concerns?

How was the power of the new national government limited by the Constitution?

How might the seeds of the Civil War have been sown during this time?

Ultimately, who do you think had more of an influence on the Founding Fathers, Hobbes or Locke?