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Handout H: Compare and Contrast Locke and Montesquieu

Grade
9–12
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Published
Nov 12, 2020
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Handout H: Compare and Contrast Locke and Montesquieu

Directions: After reading the excerpts from Locke and Montesquieu, complete the table below. Think about the ways in which each author hopes to promote and protect liberty.

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Primary Source: Excerpts from John Locke’s Second Treatise of Civil Government

Primary Source: Excerpts from Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws