The Revolutionary, Founding, and Early Republic Eras

Discuss the Revolutionary, Founding, and Early Republic Eras.

The Revolutionary, Founding, and Early Republic eras were filled with conflicting and diverse political ideas, such as liberalism, republicanism, and Enlightenment rationalism, as well as conflicting views of the proper size, design, scope, and goals of government. What was the substance of these conflicts? Which authors selected which approach(es)? Who do you think had the best approach to theorizing about government?