What were the ideas from Rousseau that influenced the founding fathers in the writing of the US Constitution?

Question

 What were the ideas from Rousseau that influenced the founding fathers in the writing of the US Constitution?

Answer 1

Rousseau was a figure from the Enlightenment Era. The main role he played in influencing the Founding Fathers was through his Social Contract Theory (http://www.iep.utm.edu/soc-cont/). The Theory justifies how a government ought to interact with its citizens.