Constitution Principle
Federalism
Federalism divides the power between the central government and the local and state governments. | Thomas Hobbes was a philosopher during the Enlightenment period. He wrote how a king should rule all power in an ideal government. | The framers of the Constitution took in Hobbes ideas by giving the power to the central government, but unlike Hobbes, they did not give the government absolute power. |
Thomas Hobbes was a philosopher during the Enlightenment period. He wrote how a king should rule all power in an ideal government.