POL 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Protection Racket

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 1101
• Professor: Daniel Pierre- Antoine

Document Summary

Those individuals realize state of nature is extremely dangerous and decide to give themselves to maintain order and protect themselves and others. Journey from state of nature to social contract: hobbes: about protecting life, locke and rouseau: about protecting property. Function of the state see chart on slide state responds to inputs from society and produces outputs: outputs will satisfy some and disappoint others, the cycle continues. Question of power and legitimacy: people in power do not rule as individuals, but on behalf of the state, processes to come to power. Division of power inside the state: began in roman republic (508bc to 27bc, modern version, a gradual process, division of power may be strict or flexible, but that"s defined by constitution, philosophers used the ideas from roman republic. Bicameral has 2 chambers or houses (upper and lower) (canada) or or. Judges state: legislative, executive and judicial government: only executive.