Explain How Athenian Democracy,the Enlightenment,and Locke's Notion of the Social

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Essay

Explain how Athenian democracy,the Enlightenment,and Locke's notion of the social contract served as origins of American democracy.What did the founders learn about participatory democracy from democracy in Athens,500-300 bce? How did the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment change how people viewed government legitimacy in a way that discredited of the divine right of kings? Finally,with whom does the social contract place the source of government legitimacy? Together,how did these eras as a whole ultimately affect the type of government chosen by the founders?

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