Leviathan - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is the primary purpose of most constitutions? A. to define a moral code for people to follow B. to provide a substitute for government C. to prevent a strong central government D. to define and limit government power E. to give the government absolute power ANSD. to define and limit government power Under which type of government would state or provincial governments have the most sovereignty? A. parliamentary B. confederal C. federal D. totalitarian E. dictatorship ANSB. confe...

General Political Theory (4 major purposes of a govt) correct answers -ensuring national security -providing public services -ensuring social order -making decisions regarding the economy 4 main theories regarding origin of the state correct answers -evolutionary (from family structure to govt structure) -by force -divine right -social contract (allowing yourself to be governed in return for protection) greek philosophers who believed scientifically organized order in political matte...

natrual rights - Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke - 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 - Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process - involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a requirement lessens the extent to whi...

PLATO EDMENTUM US GOVERNMENT END OF SEMESTER EXAM 2024/2025 | UPDATED. What is the primary purpose of most constitutions? A. to define a moral code for people to follow B. to provide a substitute for government C. to prevent a strong central government D. to define and limit government power E. to give the government absolute power D. to define and limit government power Under which type of government would state or provincial governments have the most sovereignty? A. parliamentary B. c...

natrual rights -Answer- Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke -Answer- 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 -Answer- Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process -Answer- involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a requir...

PLATO EDMENTUM US GOVERNMENT END OF SEMESTER EXAM 2024/2025 | UPDATED. What is the primary purpose of most constitutions? A. to define a moral code for people to follow B. to provide a substitute for government C. to prevent a strong central government D. to define and limit government power E. to give the government absolute power D. to define and limit government power Under which type of government would state or provincial governments have the most sovereignty? A. parliamentary B. c...

Leibniz argues that justice requires what of us? correct answers Do as much good as you can without harming others What does Theodicy mean? correct answers justification of God Leibniz believed what about creation? correct answers This universe is the best possible universe What does felix culpa mean? correct answers The happy fall (refers to the fall of Adam) What does the French word pensee mean? correct answers Thought or thoughts (pensees) What is the term for the style of arg...

Political Science 225 JMU Exam 1power - correct answer the ability to do/accomplish something "might" authority - correct answer the legitimate right to exercise power; a "right" Hobbes - correct answer Author of the "Leviathan"; state of nature; anarchy is war of all against all; strong will dominate the weak; end result = our natural rights are at risk John Stewart Mills - correct answer This author claimed that natural rights/human rights exist PRIOR to government, and we are a...

PRAXIS TWO MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA 5047 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% 2023 Literary Periods Old English, Middle English, British Romantic, British Victorian, British Neoclassical, American Renaissance,Harlem Renaissance, Modern, Postmodern,American Naturalist,Contemporary CCSS main genres Stories,Drama,Poetry,Literary Nonfiction Subgenre Biography, Drama,Epic poem, Essay,Lyric,Novel,Prose poem, Comedy, Gothic,Pastoral, Coming of age,Romance,Satire,Tragedy Old English 450-1066 (Angle...

PLSC 001 Exam 1 PSU Questions and Answers 100% Pass Government - Answer- Any system for implementing decisions made through a political process Politics - Answer- Process of determining what government does Philosophy - Answer- the study of the fundamental nature of reality, knowledge, and how to live (also translated to the love of wisdom) Political Philosophy (Theory) - Answer- part of ethics, ethics applied to groups of people. Asks what the government should be doing. Metaphysics - ...