Federal Government of the United States and John Locke

dis a) The ideas of John Locke and Thomas Hobbes heavily influenced the thinking of the writers of the U.S. Constitution. Both believed in a social contract, that is, that government exists at the consent of the governed, but Locke believed that people would naturally come together to govern themselves, while Hobbes believed they needed a strong authority (monarch) to bring them together. As you research to learn more about what these two philosophers thought about politics, which of their two fundamental ideas most reflect your own thinking? Why? I agree more so with John Locke and his statement on letting the people govern themselves because we do have rights and should be able to make our own decisions. We shouldn’t have to ask someone permission on which school my kids should go to or if I should run this or that or how I live my life. If Thomas Hobbes would have enforced letting someone have total rule then the world would be more complicated today if someone else made decisions for us. * b) Identify all of your state’s delegates (senators and representatives) to congress by name and party affiliation. Do you feel that the overall party affiliation of your delegates reflects the feelings of people in your state accurately? Why or why not? I feel that it does not reflect the state accurately. If we the people actually knew what all we were voting for or knew why we should choose them then we would have a better voting sense and a sense of knowledge. * c) Federalism, the distribution of power between the federal government and the states, was originally implemented to keep both in check. It is another of the Constitution’s checks and balances. What current issues demonstrate either that the balance is working, or there is a need to restore balance so that it can work? Why did you select the issues you did?