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John Locke ●The State of Nature o how human society would interact if there were no government o life, liberty, happiness, and property  became life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Classic Republicanism ●Drawn from Plato’s Republic o emphasizes importance of community, betterment of the whole

Constitutionalism ●Basically what it sounds like o the belief that a written constitution is key for a government to work and maintain its structure

Bibliography ● ● sontheimer/apgov.cfm?subpage= ● B%20review%20- %20Syllabus%20section%203.htm