Political Science · Western Political Thought
Which of these thinkers and their books have contributed to the polity of the USA?
- 1. Two Treatises of Government by John Locke
- 2. Discourses on Livy by Machiavelli
- 3. The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu
- 4. Rights of Man by Thomas Paine
A1, 2 and 3
B1, 3 and 4
C1 and 2
D1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4 — All four contributed to the polity of the USA, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Explanation
★All four contributed to the polity of the USA, so the answer is 1, 2, 3 and 4.
★Locke's Two Treatises shaped ideas of consent and natural rights.
★Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy informed republican thought.
★Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws inspired the separation of powers.
★Paine's Rights of Man supported the revolutionary and republican cause.
★These works together shaped the founding of the American republic.
★So every thinker here contributed to the US polity.
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