_________________ was an English philosopher whose works wer…

_________________ was an English philosopher whose works were highly read by many of the founding fathers and highly influenced many of their beliefs, especially Thomas Jefferson.   His Two Treatises on Government were known as his masterpieces with the second one being the more notable one.  He is known as the father of liberalism because he argued that there is a natural law that dictates that all human beings are born with natural rights (life, liberty, and property) and that governments should derive their consent from the governed.  Many say the intro to the Declaration of Independence is basically a plagiarism of his beliefs.

_______________________ is defined as the theory that all in…

_______________________ is defined as the theory that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government.  The outcome of this competition is compromise and moderation.  It can also be defined as the theory that interest groups dominate our politics and government indirectly.