What role did European Enlightenment thinkers like Locke and Montesquieu play in the formation of the United States government?
A) The United States Constitution was Locke's theory of a social contract come to fruition, as well as the realization of Montesquieu's separation of powers into three branches of government.
B) The Enlightened thinkers had limited influence on the governmental process in America, as it was too difficult to implement theory into reality.
C) The power sharing ideals of Enlightenment thinkers were reviewed and used more as theoretical construct around which only pieces of the American government were formed.
D) The Americans took these queues from the British and their Bill of Rights, which is Enlightenment based.
E) None of these
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