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- 1Social ContractBelief: the state only exists to serve the will of the people, and they are the source of all political power enjoyed by the state. They can choose to give or withhold this power.
- 2John LockeState: all people are equal and independent, and none had a right to harm another's "life, health, liberty, or possessions." The state was formed by social contract because in the state of nature each was his own judge, and there was no protection against those who lived outside the law of nature. The state should be guided by natural law.
- 3John CalvinPurpose of gov. is to regulate our lives in a manner, to form civil justice, to promote concord with one another and to establish peace and tranquility- cannot imagine a world without gov.
- 4John Stuart MillThe foundation of gov. = our pursuit of pleasure. People are selfish and don't care what effect they have on others. Therefore its the gov. job to make sure society is structured or ordered in such a way that one person’s pursuit of pleasures ends when starts having an effect on others.
- 5Majority RuleA doctrine by which a numerical majority of an organized group holds the power to make decisions binding on all in the group.
- 6Thomas HobbesAll governments are legitimate, because humans are not very nice and a sovereign power is necessary to keep
the peace we desire power because fear of death is our strongest passion and power protects us from death. This desire for power, though, inevitably leads to war. - 7Social contractSocial contract- creates a civil society where each individual surrenders the right to do whatever is necessary to defend himself from others, and agrees to the protection provided by a government
- 8Minority rightsMinority rights exist independently of the universal, non-discriminatory individual rights that are assigned to everyone regardless of racial or ethnic group identification
- 9DemocracyA political system in which the people of a country rule - they may do it in a direct democracy or they may elect representatives to act on their behalf
- 10AccountabilityCharacteristic of democracy: we can hold the gov. accountable for the job he does
- 11Ibn KhaldunPeople need someone to maintain order because humans are selfish are aggressive and unjust. He focused on property = people have needs and, given their aggressive nature, would take whatever they want to satisfy those needs. When “one’s own property” is “menaced”, people react with “wrathfulness and spite” to protect it.
- 12Popular sovereigntysovereignty of the people is the principle that the authority of the government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.
- 13Political competitionIn a democracy many people, parties, candidates, etc. contend for power, hence there being political competition
- 14Free and fair electionsPeople give or lend that power to gov. by voting in a free and fair election
- 15Independent JudiacryJudicial independence is the concept that the judiciary needs to be kept away from the other branches of government. That is, courts should not be subject to improper influence from the other branches of government, or from private or partisan interests
- 16Rule of LawThe government and its officials and agents as well as individuals and private entities are accountable under the law.
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- Grade 12 Politics Karteikarten am Ohne Titel, erstellt von mmcintosh am 26/05/2015.
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