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poli sci final.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Historical setting of Hobbes and Locke | 17th Century England (1600s) |
| 2 Forces in the English Civil War | Parliment - says king is PART of gov't and can only do things with support of parliment King -says he can rule by divine right |
| Supports of Parliment were connected with | Puritans |
| Supporters of king were connected with | Church of England |
| In the 1640's the Westminster Assembly meet and derived | Westminster Confession of Faith |
| Westminster Confession of Faith was written in response to | civil war |
| What was written at the same time of the Westminster Confession of Faith? | The Westminster Catechism |
| Biggest debate at Westminster Assembly was over? | Church government 1. Hierarchical view 2. Presbyterian View 3. Independent View |
| Westminster Assembly concluded that what was wrong in the church? | the hierarchical model |
| Who wins English Civil War? | Parliament |
| What does the Declaration of Right spell out? | Parliament passes it. It spells out James' abuses (abused power, violated fundamental laws, and abdicated throne by his flight) |
| Hobbes does most of his writing in: | early to middle part 1700s |
| Locke does most of his writing in: | middle to late part 1700s |
| Thomas Hobbes wrote: | Leviathan in 1651 |
| Hobbes lived from | 1588-1679 |
| Hobbes number one concern with Leviathan was | the preservation of order |
| Hobbes "State of Nature" | all men have basic wants and desires man is evil by nature man must fulfill certain needs to stay alive a sovereign is needed in order to create a sovereign, a social contract needs to be established |
| Hobbes says we need a social contract so: | we can create a sovereign so we can control ourselves and our evil state of nature. We know we are supposed to create a social contract because we are rational and we reason to it |
| Hobbes def of civil government | the king acting on the behalf of all of us -our liberty comes from our obedience to the king -submission is required for liberty -we can only disobey the king when he doesn't protect life, liberty, or when he refused to defend us |
| Hobbes believes that there is... | no higher law that limits the sovereign |
| What is a "good law" to Hobbes? | A good law is the concept that no law can be unjust. -Hobbes says that every law is just -Whatever the king says is best |
| Both Hobbes and Macchiavell supported: | -the protection of the state as a body -there is a need to bring order to society -you must not disobey gov -if you don't agree with gov, leave the country |
| Hobbes' Leviathan begins with: | humans in an evil state of nature: solitary, brutish, short |
| Hobbes says there is no room for: | industry and agriculture |
| Hobbes' governmental system is: | Monarchy |
| Hobbes does/doesn't think you can take up arms against the gov | doesn't |
| Hobbes is willing/not willing to presuppose higher law | not willing |
| Hobbes says all laws are just, so | we can't complain about justice. |
| Although Hobbes says individual can substitute group, | majority rules |
| What is Hobbes' number one concern? | Preservation of Order - need leviathan for this |
| State of Nature | We both have wants and desires...so, create a sovereign |
| What did Locke say? | -wrote about God's law, saying that God demands a monarch -said law comes from God -laws are known through reason and there are different penalties |
| Locke says the state of nature: | not a strife (like Hobbes) but was based on law, reason, and equality |
| Locke's law of nature | the ordering of divine will |