1. What is your analysis of this statement?

2. author of Leviathan State of nature = state of war State of war ends when individuals give power to a government Social contract exists between the rulers and the ruled

3. Natural Rights – life, liberty and property (Does this phrase sound familiar??) Revolution is justified when social contract is broken by the government

4. believed in the importance of three branches of government – executive, legislative, and judicial – that should be separate yet dependent on one another

5. Declaration of Independence Third President Favored states’ rights Limited federal government

6. Author of many Federalist Papers Financial expert Strong federal government Killed in a duel w/Vice President Burr

7. Father of the Constitution Author of Federalist Papers and Bill of Rights Changed views on government throughout his life