How Did It All Start? The Influences That Lead To American Government

The Ideologies In 1797, a group of philosopher, the Ideologues, led by Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy, founded the Institut de France to develop and publicize the true knowledge about government nations The Enlightenment philosophers sought to free humans from ignorance and superstition and intern promote progress, leading to a more perfect life on earth

In 1797, a group of philosopher, the Ideologues, led by Antoine Louis Claude Destutt de Tracy, founded the Institut de France to develop and publicize the true knowledge about government nations

The Enlightenment philosophers sought to free humans from ignorance and superstition and intern promote progress, leading to a more perfect life on earth

Political Ideas Divine Right Theory- A widely accepted theory in much of the Western world from the fifteenth through eighteenth century. Idea that God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth a divine right to rule.

Divine Right Theory-

A widely accepted theory in much of the Western world from the fifteenth through eighteenth century. Idea that God created the state and that God had given those of royal birth a divine right to rule.

Evolutionary Theory- The idea that the state developed naturally out of the early family . This primitive family had one person was the head of the family thusly becoming the government. Force Theory- States were born from force. One person or small group would claim control over an area and force all within it to submit to that person/group’s rules.

Evolutionary Theory-

The idea that the state developed naturally out of the early family . This primitive family had one person was the head of the family thusly becoming the government.

Force Theory-

States were born from force. One person or small group would claim control over an area and force all within it to submit to that person/group’s rules.

Social Contract Theory- This theory most influenced the American Political System, using the ideas from philosophers like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. This theory looked at the natural state of nature and the social benefits which would be created by a voluntary contract out of the need for political power and control of individual people in nature.

Social Contract Theory-

This theory most influenced the American Political System, using the ideas from philosophers like Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. This theory looked at the natural state of nature and the social benefits which would be created by a voluntary contract out of the need for political power and control of individual people in nature.

Key Terms & Making Connections Ideologies work together in an interconnected relation. Human Nature Epistemology Ontology Society Problems Goals Citizenship Authority Change Structure Rulers Justice

Ideologies work together in an interconnected relation.