POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bourgeoisie, Misdemeanor, Limited Government

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2101
• Professor: Andre Lecours

Document Summary

John locke 1632-1704: first bourgeoisie revolution, lower class wanted free trade and to get away from capitalist system (kings, 1649-59 commonwealth and protectorate: commonwealth of english was declared, lower class questioned the power of their rulers and took some of that power away. 1660 restoration: king returned, mo(cid:374)ar(cid:272)hy (cid:449)as restored (cid:271)ut the ki(cid:374)g (cid:449)ould liste(cid:374) to parlia(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:894)he did(cid:374)"t, he tried to re-establish his absolute power and suppress religious minorities) 1688-89 glorious revolution: james ii dethroned and replaced by william and mary, constitutional monarchy and parliamentary absolutism, elected parliament has sovereign power, not king. 1632: born into wealthy bourgeois household. 1658-66: classical education at oxford; bored, reads mostly romance novels. 1667: joins household of whig party founder early of shaftesbury. 1673-75: secretary for council on trade and plantations; also invests in slaves and trade. 1680-83: drafts e(cid:272)o(cid:374)d treatise (cid:894)(cid:862)re(cid:448)olutio(cid:374) happe(cid:374)(cid:863)(cid:895)