What influence did John Locke and Thomas Hobbes have on American government?

On political thought. His idea of people being selfish and brutal and his thoughts on the role of government led to more investigations such as by John Locke. After the Revolution, his ideas also influenced federalists in arguments to adopt the Constitution.

His social contract theory established that a government should serve and protect all the people in the society. acting only with the "consent of the governed", this influenced the U. S constitution.