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| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第1-13
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| · Purpose and the scope of the thesis | 第9-12
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| · Methodology of the study | 第12-13
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| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-23
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| · Literature review | 第13-18
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| · The development of the idea of constitutionalism from ancient Greece and Rome to the early modern period | 第13-16
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| · Arguments of some scholars studying on the influence of John Locke’ theory on the American constitutional system | 第16-18
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| · Some basic concepts | 第18-23
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| · Constitutionalism | 第18-19
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| · Natural law | 第19-20
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| · Social contract theory | 第20-21
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| · Popular sovereignty | 第21-22
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| · The separation of powers | 第22-23
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| Chapter 3 Social Context and the Formation of the America Constitutionalism | 第23-32
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| · The idea of social contract embodied in the beginning of the colonial America | 第23-24
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| · The development of the colonial constitution | 第24-28
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| · The tradition of the pursuit of liberty in America | 第28-29
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| · Contributions made by the economic development of American society to the building of the constitutional system | 第29-32
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| Chapter 4 John Locke’s Theories and the Comparison between His Theories with that of Hobbes and Rousseau | 第32-51
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| · A brief introduction to John Locke’s background and some of his writings | 第32-33
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| · Human understanding as the precondition to politics | 第33-34
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| · Locke’s political theory | 第34-44
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| · The state of nature | 第35-37
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| · Locke’s views on government | 第37-44
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| · Comparative study of Locke’s political theory with that of Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau | 第44-51
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| · The comparison on political theory between Hobbes and Locke | 第45-48
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| · The comparison on political theory between Rousseau and Locke | 第48-51
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| Chapter 5 The Embodiment of Locke’s political theory in the American constitutional system | 第51-63
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| · The idea of popular sovereignty | 第51-54
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| · The influence of Locke’s popular sovereignty theory on the American constitutionalism | 第54-60
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| · The idea of the limitation of governmental powers and its influence on the American constitutionalism | 第60-63
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| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第63-66
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| Bibliography | 第66-67页 |
