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The most famous writing was The Social Contract.
His most well known idea was " General Will", he wanted everyone to have a voice not just the government.
These ideas might affect the country because he wanted everyone to have a voice and to have a say in what goes, instead of the king having all the power.

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Most Famous Writing
Two Treaties of Government
Most Well-Known Ideas
Believed the Gov. should protect people's natural rights such as life, liberty and propertyThe government should be based on the people governed.
How might these ideas affect a country under absolute rule?
If a country under absolute rule had these ideas, it wouldn’t exactly be absolute rule anymore. The people would be happier living there and would obey the government or whoever is in charge more.

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Most Famous Writing: | The Spirit of Laws, 1748

Most Well-Known Idea: | Separation of Powers- there should be three branches of government- one that makes laws, one that enforces laws, and one that interprets laws

How might these ideas affect a country under absolute rule?
This makes it so the ruler can't have full power because he has to split it up between the 3 branches

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Rousseau believed that a government should make their citizens as free as possible, this would directly clash with absolutism because absolutism is about one person having all the power and freedom, while his belief was that all the focus should be towards the people's happiness.
His most famous writing was the Social Contract which was about how he believed a government could be like a community, but still be economically and socially sound.

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His most well-known idea is the 3 branches of government, one makes the laws, one enforces the laws and the other interprets the laws. Each worked together and prevented someone from getting full power or too much power it was checked and balanced.

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Most Famous Writing
Two Treaties of Government, 1690
Most Well-Known Ideas
The government should protect peoples natural rights such as life, liberty, and property.
How might these ideas affect a country under absolute rule?
It would affect how people see their ruler and would show people how a Government should be run. It will give people the idea to change things for the better.

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Most famous writing
Baron de Montesquieu most famous writing was De l’Esprit de lois  (the Spirit of Laws 1748)

Most well-known Ideas

He was well known for the separation of power, he split them up into three branches (one that enforces the law, one who makes the law and another who interprets the law)

How might these ideas affect the country under absolute rule?
This might affect the country under absolute rule because having the different laws was their to have no abuse in power so they tried to stay way from too much power.

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Most famous writing: The Social contrast

Most Well-Known Ideas: general will, wanted everyone to have a voice not just the government

How might these ideas affect a country under absolute rule?: It would let everyone have a say in the government and express themselves instead of just having one person say what he wants

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His most famous writing was The Social Contract.
His most famous idea was to follow the "general will" of the people in exchange to do whatever he wants as long as he does not break the law.
These ideas can affect the country because everyone has a voice and there is no absolute control.

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The spirit of laws
separation of powers- There are three branches of government in which all do different but equally important jobs.   This would not work out because if a country was under absolute rule it wouldn't make sense for there to be three different jobs the one ruler would just do all of them so it would be pointless.

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Montesquieu believed that there should be three branches of government so there is checks and balances. He also believed that liberty can not be found until the government does not abuse there power.

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his most famous writing is the Social Contract.  His idea was “we promise to  follow the “general will” of the members of the society as expressed by the laws made by the government. In exchange, we receive the liberty to do what we want as long as we do not break those laws. “ They might affect country under absolute rule because the laws can take away your will

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Most Famous Writing
Two treaties of government
Most Well-Known Ideas
-Men by nature are free
-God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch.
How might these ideas affect a country under absolute rule?
His ways show freedom and equality which is the opposite of a country under absolute rule

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Locke was a religious Protestant Christian and believed in freedom or religion

This would work if a government had one person in full control.

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Two Treatises of Government

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His most famous writing is - Two treatises of government

His most well known idea is - Every man is free to not want to be controlled by a government or ruler, that his belongings only belong to him. That the government should have the consent of the people.

His ideas would be affected by absolute rule…- No man's belongings would belong to them, no one would be able to give their consent. They would not be free under absolute rule.

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Most famous writing: Two Treatises of Government.
Most Well-Known Ideas: Government should protect people’s Natural Rights.Government should be based on the Consent of the Governed.
How might these ideas affect a country under absolute rule?: These ideas would affect a governemtn and country in a good way because it is fair and one person wouldnt be in absolute power, also the government protects peoples natural rights