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How did the government of the United States reflect Enlightenment ideas?

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hey there :)

the constitution used Montesquieu's ideas about the government, Locke's ideas about people having power, Voltaire's ideas of freedom of religion and rights of people, and Beccaria's ideas about a fair justice system.

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