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