Hobbes leviathan Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

American Politics and the US Constitution - C963 WGU Correctly Solved 2023 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 ...

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...

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 - Answer-study of what is real Epistemology - Answer-study o...

What did Aristotle and Plato believe about political science? - It would lead to order in political matters and that this organized order would create stable, just societies How did Thomas Aquinas influence political study? - He adapted the ideas of Aristotle to a Christian perspective. Focused on having certain rights and responsibilities. Laid the groundwork for what would become modern constitutionalism. How did Niccolo Machiavelli influence political study? - He wrote The Prince and was...

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...

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 re...

social contract theory - ANSWER persons' moral and/or political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live Hobbes - ANSWER wrote Leviathan, argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that civil war and the brute situation of a state of nature ("the war of all against all") could only be avoided by strong, undivided government. any political community that sought to provide the greatest good, o...

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 requiremen...

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...

Ethics Exam 3 Questions with All Correct Answers Thomas Hobbes book - Answer-Leviathan The Devine right of kings - Answer-A king is the Gods servant on earth Hobbes idea of natural means - Answer-Everyone is on the same level, even the weakest person could take out the strongest in some way. If someone is string in some areas, and weak in others, there are people who are strong in that persons weak areas. Happiness - Answer-felicity Continuous progress of desire - Answer-Striving t...

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...