Political Science 1020E Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Democracy, Order Of Australia, Soviet Union

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Nigmendra Narain

Document Summary

Not: intelligence, propensity to violence, or even geography. Is: the state the rule of law and accountable government. Politics= collective choices we make to reduce conflict and promote cooperation. Three types of questions (we should all be asking) Political philosophy, free speech, ethics and public policy, political. Examples of politics- elections, demonstrations, policy decisions, law-making. Recent study- they hunt and eat other monkeys. 1. who rules? (one, few, many: in whose interests? (in the rulers" interests, in the interests of the governed) Agenda setting (focusing on the nfl rather then puerto rico) In locke"s state of nature, the executive power of the law of nature is possessed by each person. Cooperation is beneficial, so it tends to evolve. If these responses fail, we have two options either continuing, unresolved conflict or the state. Negative argument: the state is the only alternative to the state of nature. Is there a positive argument for a moral duty to obey the state.