PSC 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fourth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Negative And Positive Rights, Limited Government
28 Aug 2016
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It can be thought of as the supreme law: general. Individual laws are more specific: 3 interconnected principles and constitutionalism, constitutionalism. The idea of being governed by a constitutional structure: rule of law. Governed by a written and legitimate law that everyone is expected to abide by: limited government. Flows from the above, with rule of law the government must also follow it. Politicians have specific defined duties if they step out of it they are violating the above therefore their powers are limited: rights and liberties. Types: most familiar is negative rights, freedom from government control over some area from our lives, ex the 4th amendment, positive rights, things we are entitled to or the government must provide for me. divine right or hereditary claim to rule known as a monarchy: right given by god. Force (dictator: not legitimate, exercise of power (who is in charge) People choose a ruler constitutional monarchy - one.
