The idea of natural rights, the social contract, and separation of powers were all ideas that came to America through the

Natural rights, the social contract, and separation of powers were central ideas of the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement that influenced the American founders. Thinkers such as John Locke wrote about natural rights and government by consent, while Montesquieu developed the idea of separating government powers. The English Bill of Rights and the Glorious Revolution influenced American government too, but they are not the source that groups all three ideas together.

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