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What is it called when people make an agreement between themselves and the government? - -A social contract
According to the social contract theory, what is the origin of society? - -Society is the product of human desire...
What is it called when people make an agreement between themselves and the government? - ✔✔-A
social contract
According to the social contract theory, what is the origin of society? - ✔✔-Society is the product of
human desire and effort
Which of the following did John Locke view as the most important protections under the social contract?
- ✔✔-Liberty and property
Which of these accurately describes John Locke's view on the state of nature? - ✔✔-The state of nature
was peaceful and consisted of rational human beings
According to John Locke, how much authority should society have over its citizens under the social
contract? - ✔✔-Limited authority, the social contract should provide a society in which the society has
no more power than is necessary to regulate the natural rights and co-existence of its citizens
Describe the characteristics of a social contract. - ✔✔-A social contract is a collective expression of a
collectively shared interest, a definition of human nature, and a specification of natural rights.
,In what way is the state of nature important for constructing a social contract? - ✔✔-Society should be a
reflection of what it means to be human, and natural rights must be acknowledged and protected in a
social contract.
Why is it important to know what the quality of life is like in the state of nature? - ✔✔-How bad or good
life is in the state of nature will guide the need to cooperate with others, and the subsequent social
contract will help overcome the drawbacks experienced in the state of nature.
What is the purpose of a social contract? - ✔✔-Social contracts are created to acknowledge and protect
natural rights.
What is an important weakness of a social contract? - ✔✔-Social contracts require consensus, which is
difficult to obtain in any society.
What do natural rights let you do? - ✔✔-Natural rights let you do what you need to survive and be
secure, and they impart an equality of all people.
What did the Enlightenment philosophers used the state of nature for? - ✔✔-Enlightenment
philosophers used the state of nature to define human nature and argued for a proper society and
government based on that nature.
What conditions are required for a social contract to work? - ✔✔-The conditions needed for a social
contract to work include consensus among those involved in the social contract and a uniformity of
ability and purpose among those who agree to it.
, What does the theory of a social contract acknowledge? - ✔✔-The social contract acknowledges that
the people are in relationship with the government and there are obligations the citizens have to a
society.
What are social contracts constructed to be compatible with? - ✔✔-The social contract recognizes both
human nature and natural rights and when constructed, natural rights are a central part because they
are too important to our individual lives.
What natural right was explicitly protected in the Declaration of Independence? - ✔✔-Liberty. Thomas
Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence based on the ideas of John Locke who argued that one
of our most important natural rights is liberty.
Which Constitutional principle, suggested by Montesquieu, lessens the potential harm of the national
government over the people? - ✔✔-Separation of Powers. By separating the legislative, executive, and
judicial power and placing each branch into the control of different political actors this would prevent
government tyranny over the people by limiting the harm any one branch might do on its own.
Which Constitutional mechanism, suggested by Montesquieu, balances the national government and
prevents any one section of government from having sole/complete power? - ✔✔-Checks and Balances.
Prevents any one branch from gaining complete power and control over the government by allowing
each branch to monitor and influence what happens in the other branches.
Which of the following protects Locke's idea of natural rights and provides Montesquieu's protections
known as due process of law? - ✔✔-The Bill of Rights. This addition to the Constitution focuses on
protecting the liberties or freedoms by protecting such rights as freedom of speech and providing due
process.
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