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| Tell me three reasons Locke discussed the State of Nature |
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1)Derives with reason the form of government most conducive to human well being
2) Provides model for Best Government
3) May never have existed |
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| What were the two problems discussed in Second Treatise? |
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A) not all people respect rights of others; they don't live according to Human Nature
B) even reasonable people are flawed |
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| What are the principles of natural law? |
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1) Reason tells you to be respectful of other people
2) humans have like faculties; cannot be supposed any such subordination among us as their us with us over animals |
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| Why does there "want an established, known law"? |
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Definition
| Men are biased by their own interests |
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| Why do reasonable people create government? |
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Definition
| To solve the problems of not all people being respectful of others rights and that even reasonable people are flawed |
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| What are the three sub sections of Problem B? |
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1) Good people may not follow reason in their relations with others
2) no known or indifferent judge
3) people may be too weak to defend themselves, or reluctant to execute proper punishment |
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| What does man give up when a government is formed, and why? |
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1) doing whatsoever he wants, to be regulated by laws
2)Natural force to assist executive powers |
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| What are the 3 functions govt is to fulfill? (hint* peace, safety, public good) |
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legislative (known law); public good
judicial (known indifferent judge);peace
executive (power to back and support) sentence); safety |
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| What functions beyond this should govt fulfill? |
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| What do people have the right to do if government goes beyond its means? (The people shall be judge) |
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