This Google Slides presentation introduces the Enlightenment and social contract theory as it pertains to the foundations of American government for a high school civics class, however this could be used for a middle school classroom as well. The following philosophers are included; Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire. Included with your purchase are guided notes, that are a hybrid of a graphic organizer and fill-in-the-blank, a quick review of "Who Woulda Said It?'", and an exit