Hobbes - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which leading political thinker is given credit for his influence on the separation of powers? - Answer-Charles-Louis Montesquieu "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." In which document are these words written by Thomas Jefferson? - Answer-the Declaration of Independence Why is Tocqueville still relevant today? - Answ...

TEST BANK FOR Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice, 8th Edition TEST BANK FOR Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice, 8th Edition Chapter 1-14 Chapter 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. All public servants have the following characteristics except: a. paid from public purse b. special duties c. power to use force d. held to higher standard ANS: C REF: p. 4 OBJ: LO 2 2. Which of the following is not one of the ethical principles that govern public servants identified b...

Hobbes makes the rules of war very clear. What are they? Are there exceptions? - The fundamental law of nature is that every man ought to pursue peace but if he cannot obtain it he may seek all the advantages of war. Hobbes fully supports war if the sovereign becomes in compassionate and does not uphold what the contract was intended to do. Hobbes specifically says that you do not have to fight if you did not volunteer or are not taking money for it. He also states that if the commonwealth ...

WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset Question And Answers WGU C963 - Objective Assessment Superset Question And Answers Major contributors to social contract theory ANSWER - Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory ANSWER - We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals...

John Locke is cited for influencing our founding fathers with the phrase "life, liberty, and property," a phrase which was modified slightly by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote "we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." In which document are these words written by Thomas Jefferson? - Answer-the Declaration of Independence ...

Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration - ️️Was longer and contained more criticism of King George Which of the following writers did not directly influence Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence? - ️️Thomas Hobbes Thomas Jefferson was born in - ️️Rural Virginia Patrick Henry introduced what important change in mindset at the first Continental congress - ️️That the colonists should consider themselves American not Virginians, New Yorkers, etc T...

Henry de Bracton - Established precedence - court cases that have already been determined. Common Law says that you should follow precedent. Shire Reeves - Top law enforcement official who came before the sheriff position was created Tithing - every freeman belonged to a group of 10 freemen. If anyone injured someone outside of the tithing, all ten members would be forced to pay. Vicarious Liability - Business partnerships use the same concept of collective liability. If one partner is irr...

It will be updated to contain all the information before the exam. This summary contains all the material that has been discussed in the lectures, the book, and the additional readings. All chapters of the book 'Justice' by Michael Sandel are summarised by topic. It includes the information discussed in all the lectures and the quizzes that are mandatory with my own answers.

natrual rights CORRECT ANSWERS: Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke CORRECT ANSWERS: 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature CORRECT ANSWERS: Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process CORRECT ANSWERS: involves the government's obligation to trea...

1. Ethical dilemmas arise when a. norms and values are in conflict. b. there is only one alternative course of action available. c. norms and values are not in conflict. d. there are several theories of ethical decision making. e. All of these are correct. ANSWER: a POINTS: 1 REFERENCES: Purpose of the Chapter QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remembering DATE CREATED: 4/11/2018 3:19 AM DATE MODIFIED: 4/11/2018 3:...

WGU C963 - Objective Assessment 2023 with complete solutionMajor contributors to social contract theory - CORRECT ANSWERS Hobbes, Locke, Reasseau Social Contract Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS We need food, clothing and shelter to survive and nothing should interfere with our ability to obtain them. We may also choose to believe in a god. The belief gives definition to our existance. Therefore it is important we define ourselves as individuals. Enlightenment Influence on Consti...