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Why Gov't?

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Before ______, people lived in a state of nature. government
natural existence where everyone has a right to everything State of Nature
saw life as "solitary, nasty, brutish, and short" without government Hobbes
first saw government as a social contract Hobbes
Saw people are selfish and war-like without government Hobbes
According to___, people give up rights and power in exchange for protection in a social contract Hobbes
According to __, the social contract is not a two way street between the ruler and his subjects Hobbes
the treatise explaining Thomas Hobbes's view of how government should work written during the English Civil War Leviathan
This book explains there should be one central ruler (a monarch to be exact) with total authority over his citizens Leviathan
Written by John Locke, this book influenced Thomas Jefferson and the U.S. Constitution An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
believed that people were born with a "tabula rasa" or a blank slate Locke
felt that a person's experiences and sense shaped their lives, but human nature was the same everywhere Locke
the rights all people deserve: Life, liberty, property natural rights
believed the government should protect people's natural rights Locke
Felt the social contract worked both ways between ruler and subject Locke
According to _____, government was designed to provide protection and services to its subjects Locke
supported a more democratic government Locke
supported a more autocratic government Hobbes
What 3 things must a sovereign state do? Provide 1) laws 2) protection 3) services for its people
A country is a soverign state. It has: population, territory and makes its own rules
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