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Step-by-step explanation:
Locke, Hobbes and Montesquieu are very influential in the case of the Declaration of Independence. Locke introduced the ideas of natural rights (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness). Montesquieu introduced the ideas of checks and balances into the government that was later established in the Constitution by James Madison who was inspired my Montesquieu. Hobbes was influential because he believed in the social contract.